Growth Metrics

Dropbox (DBX) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Dropbox (DBX) over the last 8 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.7%.

  • Dropbox's Return on Capital Employed rose 2300.0% to 0.7% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.7%, marking a year-over-year increase of 2300.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.25% for FY2024, which is 400.0% down from last year.
  • According to the latest figures from Q3 2025, Dropbox's Return on Capital Employed is 0.7%, which was up 2300.0% from 0.56% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Dropbox's 5-year Return on Capital Employed high stood at 0.7% for Q3 2025, and its period low was 0.15% during Q1 2021.
  • For the 5-year period, Dropbox's Return on Capital Employed averaged around 0.22%, with its median value being 0.19% (2022).
  • In the last 5 years, Dropbox's Return on Capital Employed tumbled by -1300bps in 2021 and then soared by 3500bps in 2024.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Dropbox's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.13% in 2021, then dropped by -21bps to 0.11% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 183bps to 0.3% in 2023, then dropped by -7bps to 0.28% in 2024, then soared by 149bps to 0.7% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed stands at 0.7% for Q3 2025, versus 0.56% for Q2 2025 and 0.4% for Q1 2025.