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.

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4 Salesforce 151.83 Bn 139.99 Bn 8.56 Bn 10.65%
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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%
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10 Donnelley Financial Solutions 1.31 Bn 1.28 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%