Fastly (FSLY) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)
Fastly (FSLY) reported Return on Capital Employed of 7.8% for Q1 2026, up 611.0% year-over-year from 1.1% in Q1 2025, and up 15.41% quarter-over-quarter 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.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 7.8%, up 611.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.8% (up 611.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 9.29%, up 285.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed advanced to 7.8% in Q1 2026 per FSLY's latest filing, from 9.22% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 7.8% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 14.33% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 12.7% and a median of 13.12% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed slumped 362 bps in 2022, then jumped 611 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 14.08% in 2022, then increased by 2 bps to 13.8% in 2023, then climbed by 10 bps to 12.37% in 2024, then rose by 26 bps to 9.22% in 2025, then gained by 15 bps to 7.8% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FSLY's Return on Capital Employed at 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 | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | 9.54% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 12.81% |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 10.65% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.43% |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 12.32% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -20.99% |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 51.24% |
| 10 | Fastly | 2.69 Bn | 2.36 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% |