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

Factset Research Systems has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure 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.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 23.89% in Q1 2022, with the low at 13.2% in Q3 2022.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 18.59% across 5 years, with a median of 18.77% in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1167 bps — and 2023, when it jumped 480 bps.
• Factset Research Systems' Return on Capital Employed stood at 14.53% in 2022, then climbed by 27 bps to 18.46% in 2023, then climbed by 8 bps to 20.02% in 2024, then retreated by 2 bps to 19.69% in 2025, then climbed 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.