Fastly (FSLY) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)
Fastly's (FSLY) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 7.8% in Q1 2026, up 611.0% year-on-year from 1.1% in Q1 2025, and up 15.41% on a QoQ basis from 9.22% in Q4 2025.
Fastly (FSLY) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Fastly (FSLY) has 8 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 7.8% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 611.0% year-over-year to 7.8% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 7.8%, a 611.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 9.29%, up 285.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 7.8%, up from 9.22% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for FSLY reached as high as 7.8% in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 14.33% in Q3 2022.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 12.7% across 5 years, with a median of 13.12% in 2025.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 362 bps in 2022 and surged 611 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 14.08% in 2022, then advanced by 2 bps to 13.8% in 2023, then rose by 10 bps to 12.37% in 2024, then climbed by 26 bps to 9.22% in 2025, then grew by 15 bps to 7.8% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 7.8% in Q1 2026, 9.22% in Q4 2025, and 12.15% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | 9.52% |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 12.81% |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 10.65% |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 10.59% |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -7.29% |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | -25.94% |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 17.43% |
| 10 | Fastly | 2.98 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 108.18 Mn | -7.80% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -7.80% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -9.22% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -12.15% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -13.12% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -13.91% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -12.37% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -12.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -14.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -14.12% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -13.80% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -13.54% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -12.98% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -13.14% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -14.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -14.33% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -12.87% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -11.57% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -10.86% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -10.82% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -9.25% |