Equinix (EQIX) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Equinix's (EQIX) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 5.47% in Q1 2026, up 106.0% year-on-year from 2.65% in Q1 2025, and up 4.15% quarter-over-quarter from 5.25% in Q4 2025.

Equinix (EQIX) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Equinix's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.47% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 106.0% year-over-year to 5.47% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 5.47%, a 106.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 5.48%, up 113.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed grew to 5.47% in Q1 2026 per EQIX's latest filing, from 5.25% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 5.47% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 4.09% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 4.5% (2023), against an average of 4.64%.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Return on Capital Employed was 109 bps in 2025; the steepest drop was 96 bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.29% in 2022, then advanced by 16 bps to 4.97% in 2023, then retreated by 16 bps to 4.16% in 2024, then climbed by 26 bps to 5.25% in 2025, then increased by 4 bps to 5.47% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EQIX Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 5.47% (Q1 2026), 5.25% (Q4 2025), and 4.32% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Equinix 102.00 Bn 98.94 Bn 1.26 Bn 5.47%
2 American Tower 76.76 Bn 83.27 Bn 2.70 Bn 9.03%
3 Digital Realty Trust 61.91 Bn 61.08 Bn - -
4 Iron Mountain 37.06 Bn 37.09 Bn 1.05 Bn 7.00%
5 Crown Castle 32.50 Bn 32.44 Bn 23.00 Mn 7.55%
6 Sba Communications 18.50 Bn 18.59 Bn 532.10 Mn 16.27%
7 Weyerhaeuser 17.05 Bn 16.75 Bn 318.00 Mn 5.17%
8 Lamar Advertising 15.99 Bn 15.96 Bn 344.69 Mn 11.78%
9 Gaming & Leisure Properties 12.58 Bn 12.98 Bn - -
10 Rayonier 6.43 Bn 5.79 Bn 46.45 Mn 0.72%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 5.47%
Dec 31, 2025 5.25%
Sep 30, 2025 4.32%
Jun 30, 2025 4.45%
Mar 31, 2025 4.41%
Dec 31, 2024 4.16%
Sep 30, 2024 5.28%
Jun 30, 2024 5.21%
Mar 31, 2024 4.84%
Dec 31, 2023 4.97%
Sep 30, 2023 4.64%
Jun 30, 2023 4.50%
Mar 31, 2023 4.53%
Dec 31, 2022 4.29%
Sep 30, 2022 4.25%
Jun 30, 2022 4.15%
Mar 31, 2022 4.09%
Dec 31, 2021 4.22%
Sep 30, 2021 4.17%
Jun 30, 2021 4.21%