DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026)
DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 7.23% for Q2 2026, down 1.73 percentage points from 8.95% a year earlier and down 2.79 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, DigitalOcean Holdings' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 14.03%, up 7.18 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive years, with a four-year change of +14.96 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In prior years, DigitalOcean Holdings' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 6.85% in FY2024 (+6.02 pp), 0.82% in FY2023 (+2.26 pp), -1.43% in FY2022 (-0.51 pp) and -0.93% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.85 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q2 2024, with a gain of 9.04 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2026, with a drop of 1.73 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 10.01% (Q1 2026), 13.51% (Q4 2025) and 10.78% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,833.59 Bn | 3,756.75 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 27.85% |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 212.47 Bn | 163.37 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 9.40% |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 112.40 Bn | 95.93 Bn | 499.52 Mn | -9.60% |
| 4 | Equinix | 99.47 Bn | 88.02 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 5.75% |
| 5 | Nebius | 60.05 Bn | 33.48 Bn | 448.70 Mn | -2.94% |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 48.26 Bn | 35.35 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -0.51% |
| 7 | Verisign | 25.97 Bn | 23.18 Bn | 384.60 Mn | - |
| 8 | Nutanix | 18.41 Bn | 10.09 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 10.69% |
| 9 | Akamai Technologies | 16.36 Bn | 9.77 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 4.33% |
| 10 | DigitalOcean Holdings | 14.67 Bn | 12.67 Bn | 154.66 Mn | 7.23% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.23% |
| 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% |
API Access
DigitalOcean Holdings Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=DOCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "DOCN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=DOCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();