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

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DateValue
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%