Fiserv (FISV) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Fiserv (FISV) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -4.21% in Q3 2026, down 14.87 percentage points from 10.67% a year earlier and down 12.47 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Fiserv (FISV) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Fiserv reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 10.62%, up 1.12 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for five straight years, with a five-year change of +7.56 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 9.50% in FY2024 (+0.19 pp), 9.31% in FY2023 (+2.34 pp), 6.98% in FY2022 (+2.97 pp) and 4.00% in FY2021 (+0.94 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.68 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 3.39 percentage points in Q3 2023, against a drop of 14.87 percentage points in Q3 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 8.26% (Q2 2026), 9.38% (Q1 2026) and 10.42% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Block | 51.14 Bn | 22.87 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 4.10% |
| 2 | PayPal Holdings | 49.62 Bn | 8.32 Bn | - | 17.00% |
| 3 | Fiserv | 33.93 Bn | 31.16 Bn | 2.76 Bn | -4.21% |
| 4 | Coinbase Global | 33.79 Bn | -5.85 Bn | - | 1.02% |
| 5 | Corpay | 29.77 Bn | 18.90 Bn | - | 20.60% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 24.30 Bn | -237.28 Mn | 2.01 Bn | 1.58% |
| 7 | Iren | 14.79 Bn | -105.20 Mn | 182.00 Mn | -8.11% |
| 8 | Guidewire Software | 12.98 Bn | 9.54 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 7.92% |
| 9 | Chime Financial | 12.86 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 646.07 Mn | 2.85% |
| 10 | Jack Henry & Associates | 12.37 Bn | 12.28 Bn | 325.50 Mn | 24.62% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -4.21% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.26% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.38% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.42% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.67% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.23% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.98% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.44% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.97% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.78% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.28% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.29% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.75% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.11% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.24% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.02% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.36% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.04% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.57% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.96% |
Fiserv Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=FISV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "FISV", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=FISV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();