Growth Metrics

Franklin Covey (FC) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly results put Return on Capital Employed at 0.06% for Q1 2026, down 2718.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Feb 2026 was 0.06% (down 2718.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 6.01%, down 3019.0%.

Franklin Covey has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 16 years, most recently at 0.06% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed reached 0.06% in Q1 2026 per FC's latest filing, down from 0.69% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 41.93% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 0.06% in Q1 2026.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 25.08% (2023), compared with a mean of 21.65%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed skyrocketed 1775bps in 2022 before it tumbled -3415bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 20.33% in 2022, then increased by 27bps to 25.9% in 2023, then grew by 5bps to 27.23% in 2024, then crashed by -97bps to 0.69% in 2025, then crashed by -92bps to 0.06% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for FC at 0.06% in Q1 2026, 0.69% in Q4 2025, and 7.78% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn 46.13%
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 3.48%
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 23.56%
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 7.87%
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 19.19%
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 18.63%
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 8.69%
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 9.78%
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 8.38%
10 Franklin Covey 255.45 Mn 241.74 Mn 45.27 Mn 0.06%

Historic Data

Download Data 🔒
DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 0.06%
Nov 30, 2025 0.69%
Aug 31, 2025 7.78%
May 31, 2025 17.99%
Feb 28, 2025 27.23%
Nov 30, 2024 27.23%
Aug 31, 2024 41.93%
May 31, 2024 30.26%
Feb 29, 2024 29.19%
Nov 30, 2023 25.90%
Aug 31, 2023 32.88%
May 31, 2023 25.08%
Feb 28, 2023 21.53%
Nov 30, 2022 20.33%
Aug 31, 2022 26.31%
May 31, 2022 18.94%
Feb 28, 2022 14.68%
Nov 30, 2021 11.32%
Aug 31, 2021 8.56%
May 31, 2021 12.79%
Feb 28, 2021 10.02%
Nov 30, 2020 8.09%
Aug 31, 2020 8.71%
May 31, 2020 8.51%
Feb 29, 2020 7.04%
Nov 30, 2019 3.79%
Aug 31, 2019 4.46%
May 31, 2019 1.43%
Feb 28, 2019 0.71%
Nov 30, 2018 -0.63%
Aug 31, 2018 -3.01%
May 31, 2018 -2.79%
Feb 28, 2018 -5.99%
Nov 30, 2017 -4.95%
Aug 31, 2017 -7.80%
May 31, 2017 -7.49%
Feb 28, 2017 -2.71%
Nov 26, 2016 0.56%
Aug 31, 2016 6.17%
May 28, 2016 33.88%