Gen Digital (GEN) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Gen Digital (GEN) posted Return on Capital Employed of 16.31% for Q2 2026, up 24.64% quarter-over-quarter from 13.08% in Q1 2026, and up 351.0% year-on-year from 3.62% in Q2 2025.
Gen Digital (GEN) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Gen Digital (GEN) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 consecutive years, with 16.31% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 came in at 16.31%, up 351.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 16.31% (up 351.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 16.52%, up 394.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 16.31% for Q2 2026 at Gen Digital, up from 13.08% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 26.15% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 7.61% in Q4 2023.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 12.76%, with a median of 12.27% recorded in 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed plunged 2134 bps in 2022 and surged 603 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.8% in 2022, then decreased by 2 bps to 7.61% in 2023, then surged by 79 bps to 13.64% in 2024, then slipped by 10 bps to 12.27% in 2025, then soared by 33 bps to 16.31% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 16.31% in Q2 2026, 13.08% in Q1 2026, and 12.27% in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,853.66 Bn | 2,775.39 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 27.43% |
| 2 | Oracle | 408.21 Bn | 376.86 Bn | 17.12 Bn | 9.73% |
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| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 247.84 Bn | 243.30 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 8.75% |
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| 6 | Fortinet | 117.45 Bn | 114.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 40.10% |
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| 8 | Synopsys | 86.18 Bn | 86.06 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.98% |
| 9 | Block | 46.10 Bn | 39.21 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 4.34% |
| 10 | Gen Digital | 15.98 Bn | 15.57 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 16.31% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2026 | 16.31% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 13.08% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 12.27% |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 12.54% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 12.80% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 13.64% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 13.31% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 9.85% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 8.34% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 7.61% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 7.96% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.94% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.37% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 7.80% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.32% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 24.65% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 26.15% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.13% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 29.20% |
| Jul 2, 2021 | 25.06% |