Growth Metrics

Factset Research Systems (FDS) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Factset Research Systems' Return on Capital Employed history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.2% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1.0% year-over-year to 0.2%; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached 0.2%, up 1.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.2%, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed reached 0.2% in Q1 2026 per FDS's latest filing, up from 0.2% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.24% in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.13% in Q3 2022.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.19%, with a median of 0.19% recorded in 2024.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Capital Employed: dropped -12bps in 2022, then increased 5bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.15% in 2022, then increased by 27bps to 0.18% in 2023, then increased by 8bps to 0.2% in 2024, then fell by -2bps to 0.2% in 2025, then increased by 2bps to 0.2% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for FDS's Return on Capital Employed are 0.2% (Q1 2026), 0.2% (Q4 2025), and 0.2% (Q3 2025).