Factset Research Systems (FDS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Factset Research Systems (FDS) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 20.15% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 85.0% year-over-year to 20.15%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 20.15% (up 85.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 20.45%, down 53.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 20.15%, up from 19.69% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 23.89% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 13.2% in Q3 2022.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 18.77% (2024), against an average of 18.59%.
• The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed sank 1167 bps; it then jumped 480 bps in 2023.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 14.53% in 2022, then grew by 27 bps to 18.46% in 2023, then grew by 8 bps to 20.02% in 2024, then decreased by 2 bps to 19.69% in 2025, then grew by 2 bps to 20.15% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 20.15% (Q1 2026), 19.69% (Q4 2025), and 19.69% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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