DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)

DigitalOcean Holdings' (DOCN) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.01% in Q1 2026, up 189.0% year-on-year from 3.46% in Q1 2025, and down 25.87% on a QoQ basis 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 189.0% year-over-year to 10.01% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 10.01%, a 189.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 14.03%, up 718.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 10.01%, down from 13.51% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for DOCN reached as high as 13.51% in Q4 2025 and fell as low as 2.95% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 3.62% across 5 years, with a median of 4.4% in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 169 bps in 2022 and surged 904 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed 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 fell by 26 bps to 10.01% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 10.01% in Q1 2026, 13.51% in Q4 2025, and 10.78% in Q3 2025.

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10 DigitalOcean Holdings 10.56 Bn 9.82 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%