Fortinet (FTNT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Fortinet's (FTNT) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 40.1% in Q1 2026, up 397.0% year-on-year from 8.07% in Q1 2025, and down 6.87% quarter-over-quarter from 43.06% in Q4 2025.

Fortinet (FTNT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Fortinet's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 40.1% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 397.0% year-over-year to 40.1% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 40.1%, a 397.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 41.35%, up 82.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed retreated to 40.1% in Q1 2026 per FTNT's latest filing, from 43.06% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 43.06% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 20.76% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 34.37% (2024), against an average of 34.02%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 1793 bps in 2022 and plunged 186 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 35.86% in 2022, then dropped by 5 bps to 34.0% in 2023, then advanced by 1 bps to 34.37% in 2024, then grew by 25 bps to 43.06% in 2025, then retreated by 7 bps to 40.1% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest FTNT Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 40.1% (Q1 2026), 43.06% (Q4 2025), and 38.99% (Q3 2025).

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Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 40.10%
Dec 31, 2025 43.06%
Sep 30, 2025 38.99%
Jun 30, 2025 34.05%
Mar 31, 2025 36.14%
Dec 31, 2024 34.37%
Sep 30, 2024 35.34%
Jun 30, 2024 35.02%
Mar 31, 2024 35.21%
Dec 31, 2023 34.00%
Sep 30, 2023 31.65%
Jun 30, 2023 32.14%
Mar 31, 2023 33.41%
Dec 31, 2022 35.86%
Sep 30, 2022 32.60%
Jun 30, 2022 25.64%
Mar 31, 2022 20.76%
Dec 31, 2021 17.93%
Sep 30, 2021 16.96%
Jun 30, 2021 16.52%