Duolingo (DUOL) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
Duolingo's quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.79% in Q1 2026, up 302.0% year-on-year from 2.68% in Q1 2025, and up 10.41% quarter-over-quarter from 9.77% in Q4 2025.
Duolingo has reported Return on Capital Employed for 6 years, with the latest figure at 10.79% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 302.0% year-over-year to 10.79%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.79% (up 302.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 12.37%, up 350.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 10.79%, up from 9.77% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 10.79% in Q1 2026, with the low at 13.38% in Q2 2022.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.59%, with a median of 1.65% recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 35 bps in 2022 and soared 1317 bps in 2024.
- Tracing DUOL's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 11.88% in 2022, then soared by 82 bps to 2.09% in 2023, then surged by 458 bps to 7.47% in 2024, then soared by 31 bps to 9.77% in 2025, then gained by 10 bps to 10.79% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 10.79% (Q1 2026), 9.77% (Q4 2025), and 8.62% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 12.51% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 12.81% |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 12.32% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.43% |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 49.21% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -20.99% |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 23.43% |
| 10 | Duolingo | 4.99 Bn | 3.74 Bn | 213.10 Mn | 10.79% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.79% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.77% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.62% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.43% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.77% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.47% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.48% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.65% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.09% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -5.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -8.68% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -10.93% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -11.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -11.68% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -13.38% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -10.88% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -11.53% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -17.66% |