Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) reported Return on Capital Employed of 22.65% for Q1 2026, up 149.0% on a YoY basis from 9.09% in Q1 2025, and down 2.36% quarter-over-quarter from 23.19% in Q4 2025.

Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Donnelley Financial Solutions has reported Return on Capital Employed for 11 years, with the latest figure at 22.65% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 149.0% year-over-year to 22.65%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 22.65% (up 149.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 22.72%, down 4.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 22.65%, down from 23.19% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 31.36% in Q2 2022, with the low at 16.85% in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 22.05% across 5 years, with a median of 21.26% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 2357 bps — and 2023, when it sank 1451 bps.
  • Donnelley Financial Solutions' Return on Capital Employed stood at 23.59% in 2022, then dropped by 25 bps to 17.7% in 2023, then advanced by 25 bps to 22.09% in 2024, then gained by 5 bps to 23.19% in 2025, then slipped by 2 bps to 22.65% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 22.65% (Q1 2026), 23.19% (Q4 2025), and 20.87% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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4 Shopify 147.75 Bn 142.01 Bn 1.55 Bn 12.40%
5 Salesforce 140.39 Bn 128.55 Bn 8.56 Bn 10.65%
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7 ServiceNow 105.42 Bn 100.24 Bn 2.83 Bn 12.32%
8 Automatic Data Processing 89.57 Bn 86.34 Bn 2.87 Bn -20.99%
9 Adobe 85.05 Bn 78.16 Bn 5.90 Bn 51.24%
10 Donnelley Financial Solutions 1.03 Bn 1.01 Bn 131.60 Mn 22.65%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 22.65%
Dec 31, 2025 23.19%
Sep 30, 2025 20.87%
Jun 30, 2025 19.20%
Mar 31, 2025 21.15%
Dec 31, 2024 22.09%
Sep 30, 2024 20.89%
Jun 30, 2024 21.78%
Mar 31, 2024 21.26%
Dec 31, 2023 17.70%
Sep 30, 2023 17.40%
Jun 30, 2023 16.85%
Mar 31, 2023 19.21%
Dec 31, 2022 23.59%
Sep 30, 2022 25.42%
Jun 30, 2022 31.36%
Mar 31, 2022 30.20%
Dec 31, 2021 32.37%
Sep 30, 2021 23.36%
Jun 30, 2021 14.84%