DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) reported Return on Capital Employed of 10.01% for Q1 2026, up 189.0% year-over-year from 3.46% in Q1 2025, and down 25.87% quarter-over-quarter from 13.51% in Q4 2025.
DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) has 6 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 10.01% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 10.01%, up 189.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.01% (up 189.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 14.03%, up 718.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed fell to 10.01% in Q1 2026 per DOCN's latest filing, from 13.51% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 13.51% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 2.95% in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 3.62% and a median of 4.4% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed slumped 169 bps in 2022, then jumped 904 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 1.65% in 2022, then jumped by 158 bps to 0.95% in 2023, then jumped by 602 bps to 6.68% in 2024, then soared by 102 bps to 13.51% in 2025, then slipped by 26 bps to 10.01% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DOCN's Return on Capital Employed at 10.01% in Q1 2026, 13.51% in Q4 2025, and 10.78% in Q3 2025.
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| 10 | DigitalOcean Holdings | 15.82 Bn | 15.08 Bn | 144.71 Mn | 10.01% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.51% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.78% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.95% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.12% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.12% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.22% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.40% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.95% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.82% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -2.82% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.95% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.65% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.62% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.96% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.43% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.76% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.07% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.53% |