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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | 9.54% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 12.81% |
| 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% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.43% |
| 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
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% |