Descartes Systems (DSGX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018)
Descartes Systems (DSGX) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 13.56% in the year ended Jan 31, 2026, up 0.08 percentage points from 13.48% a year earlier.
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Descartes Systems (DSGX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018) Analysis & Trends
Starting with the year ended Jan 31, 2011, Descartes Systems' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] history includes 16 years.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +5.62 percentage points (years ended Jan 2021 to Jan 2026).
- The figure for the year ended Jan 31, 2026 is the highest annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since the year ended Jan 31, 2019.
- Per Business Quant data, DSGX's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 13.48% in the year ended Jan 31, 2025 (+1.49 pp), 11.99% in the year ended Jan 31, 2024 (-0.08 pp), 12.06% in the year ended Jan 31, 2023 (+1.63 pp) and 10.44% in the year ended Jan 31, 2022 (+2.49 pp).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryn | 945.00 Bn | 945.00 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Veeva Systems | 44.24 Bn | 16.49 Bn | 695.95 Mn | 13.55% |
| 3 | Samsara | 24.06 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 392.58 Mn | 1.12% |
| 4 | Toast | 17.18 Bn | 9.85 Bn | 516.00 Mn | 21.19% |
| 5 | Ptc | 15.95 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 490.47 Mn | 21.53% |
| 6 | Duolingo | 13.49 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 216.74 Mn | 10.56% |
| 7 | Trimble | 13.41 Bn | 12.48 Bn | 674.90 Mn | 8.74% |
| 8 | Manhattan Associates | 11.90 Bn | 10.90 Bn | 168.33 Mn | 112.05% |
| 9 | Costar | 11.09 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 728.00 Mn | 0.82% |
| 10 | Descartes Systems | 6.89 Bn | 5.48 Bn | 156.71 Mn | - |
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Descartes Systems Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=DSGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "DSGX", "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=DSGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();