Dropbox (DBX) Return on Invested Capital (2018 - 2026)
Dropbox (DBX) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.0% for Q1 2026, up 19.5% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q4 2025, and little changed year-on-year from 0.0% in Q1 2025.
Dropbox (DBX) Return on Invested Capital (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dropbox (DBX) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 9 consecutive years, with 0.0% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 came in at 0.0%, changed 0.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.01%, up 2.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital was 0.0% for Q1 2026 at Dropbox, up from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.26% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 0.13% in Q2 2024.
- Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.01%, with a median of 0.01% recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital climbed 28 bps in 2023 and decreased 27 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.03% in 2022, then soared by 1059 bps to 0.26% in 2023, then sank by 105 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then surged by 67 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then rose by 19 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Invested Capital figures were 0.0% in Q1 2026, 0.0% in Q4 2025, and 0.01% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,853.66 Bn | 2,775.39 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Oracle | 408.21 Bn | 376.86 Bn | 17.12 Bn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Palantir Technologies | 300.98 Bn | 293.06 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 247.84 Bn | 243.30 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 193.63 Bn | 190.57 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Fortinet | 117.45 Bn | 114.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 0.01% |
| 7 | Cloudflare | 86.88 Bn | 85.93 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 86.18 Bn | 86.06 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Block | 46.10 Bn | 39.21 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 0.00% |
| 10 | Dropbox | 6.68 Bn | 5.39 Bn | 501.40 Mn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.13% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.08% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.26% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.05% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.04% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.07% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.05% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.01% |