Duolingo (DUOL) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
Duolingo (DUOL) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 10.79% for Q1 2026, up 302.0% year-over-year from 2.68% in Q1 2025, and up 10.41% quarter-over-quarter from 9.77% in Q4 2025.
Duolingo (DUOL) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Duolingo's Return on Capital Employed history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.79% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 302.0% year-over-year to 10.79%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.79% (up 302.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure 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.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 1.65% (2024), against an average of 0.59%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed slumped 35 bps in 2022, then soared 1317 bps in 2024.
- Duolingo's Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.88% in 2022, then jumped by 82 bps to 2.09% in 2023, then soared by 458 bps to 7.47% in 2024, then jumped by 31 bps to 9.77% in 2025, then increased by 10 bps to 10.79% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DUOL's Return on Capital Employed at 10.79% in Q1 2026, 9.77% in Q4 2025, and 8.62% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.56% |
| 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% |