CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2026)
CrowdStrike Holdings' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -2.11% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 6.12 percentage points from -8.23% a year earlier but down 0.87 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), CrowdStrike Holdings' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -6.32%, down 6.32 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of +1.55 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 0.00% in FY2025 (+0.50 pp), -0.50% in FY2024 (+8.99 pp), -9.49% in FY2023 (-1.08 pp) and -8.42% in FY2022 (-0.55 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] is -8.83% (fiscal Q4 2023) to 0.83% (fiscal Q2 2025).
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.19 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in fiscal Q4 2024 (a gain of 8.38 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2026 (a drop of 9.06 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CRWD's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at -1.24% (Q1 2027), -5.58% (Q4 2026) and -8.02% (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 305.41 Bn | 290.49 Bn | 2.30 Bn | - |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 258.16 Bn | 238.60 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -2.11% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 127.25 Bn | 113.18 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 111.71% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 118.44 Bn | 105.76 Bn | 1.04 Bn | - |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.25 Bn | 77.89 Bn | 881.34 Mn | - |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.94 Bn | 29.46 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 0.45% |
| 7 | MongoDB | 33.06 Bn | 23.53 Bn | 569.77 Mn | - |
| 8 | Okta | 32.62 Bn | 22.72 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 2.98% |
| 9 | Zscaler | 31.48 Bn | 17.60 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Baidu | 29.71 Bn | -43.91 Bn | 1.47 Mn | -1.94% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | -2.11% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -1.24% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -5.58% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -8.02% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -8.23% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -5.83% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -0.45% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 0.83% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 0.17% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -0.45% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -6.13% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -8.07% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -8.83% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -7.49% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -7.08% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -7.43% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -8.20% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -8.05% |
API Access
CrowdStrike Holdings Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CRWD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "CRWD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CRWD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();