Equinix (EQIX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Equinix (EQIX) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 5.75% for Q2 2026, up 1.30 percentage points from 4.45% a year earlier and up 0.29 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Equinix (EQIX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Equinix's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 5.48%, up 1.13 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +0.99 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Equinix's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 4.35% in FY2024 (-0.74 pp), 5.10% in FY2023 (+0.70 pp), 4.40% in FY2022 (+0.11 pp) and 4.29% in FY2021 (-0.20 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2015.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.14 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q2 2026, with a gain of 1.30 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2025, with a drop of 0.96 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 5.47% (Q1 2026), 5.25% (Q4 2025) and 4.32% (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 | 5.75% |
| 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% |
API Access
Equinix Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=EQIX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "EQIX", "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=EQIX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();