Factset Research Systems (FDS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Factset Research Systems' (FDS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 22.94% in Q2 2026, up 441.0% YoY from 4.24% in Q2 2025, and up 13.85% on a QoQ basis from 20.15% in Q1 2026.
Factset Research Systems (FDS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Factset Research Systems (FDS) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 22.94% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 441.0% year-over-year to 22.94% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 22.94% (up 441.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 20.45%, down 53.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed advanced to 22.94% in Q2 2026, from 20.15% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 23.89% in Q1 2022 to a low of 13.2% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 18.83% and a median of 19.04% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1167 bps — and 2023, when it jumped 480 bps.
- Tracing FDS's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: 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 advanced by 17 bps to 22.94% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 22.94% (Q2 2026), 20.15% (Q1 2026), and 19.69% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 22.94% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 20.15% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 19.69% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 19.69% |
| May 31, 2025 | 18.53% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 19.30% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 20.02% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 20.75% |
| May 31, 2024 | 20.62% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 18.77% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 18.46% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 18.00% |
| May 31, 2023 | 17.93% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 15.95% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 14.53% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 13.20% |
| May 31, 2022 | 16.46% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 23.89% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 24.18% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 24.87% |