Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)
Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) posted Return on Capital Employed of 22.65% for Q1 2026, down 2.36% on a QoQ basis from 23.19% in Q4 2025, and up 149.0% year-over-year from 9.09% in Q1 2025.
Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Donnelley Financial Solutions' Return on Capital Employed history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 22.65% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 149.0% year-over-year to 22.65% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 22.65% (up 149.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 22.72%, down 4.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 22.65% for Q1 2026 at Donnelley Financial Solutions, down from 23.19% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 31.36% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 16.85% in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of 22.05% and a median of 21.26% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 2357 bps — and 2023, when it plunged 1451 bps.
- Donnelley Financial Solutions' Return on Capital Employed stood at 23.59% in 2022, then fell by 25 bps to 17.7% in 2023, then grew by 25 bps to 22.09% in 2024, then climbed by 5 bps to 23.19% in 2025, then declined by 2 bps to 22.65% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DFIN's Return on Capital Employed at 22.65% in Q1 2026, 23.19% in Q4 2025, and 20.87% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 201.34 Bn | 181.11 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 192.72 Bn | 190.01 Bn | - | 9.52% |
| 3 | Shopify | 162.78 Bn | 157.03 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 151.83 Bn | 139.99 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 10.65% |
| 5 | Uber Technologies | 139.20 Bn | 137.99 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 12.81% |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 109.93 Bn | 105.26 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 10.59% |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 103.29 Bn | 100.06 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -7.29% |
| 8 | Adobe | 96.27 Bn | 90.64 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 51.24% |
| 9 | Snowflake | 93.60 Bn | 90.65 Bn | 926.45 Mn | -25.94% |
| 10 | Donnelley Financial Solutions | 1.31 Bn | 1.28 Bn | 131.60 Mn | 22.65% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |