Gen Digital (GEN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Gen Digital (GEN) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 16.42% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), up 3.88 percentage points from 12.54% a year earlier and up 0.11 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Gen Digital (GEN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Apr 3, 2026), Gen Digital posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 16.52%, up 3.94 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -1.72 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 12.59% in FY2025 (+4.14 pp), 8.44% in FY2024 (-5.58 pp), 14.03% in FY2023 (-13.99 pp) and 28.02% in FY2022 (+9.78 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q1 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] gained in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.04 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (a gain of 19.32 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2023 (a drop of 21.34 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 16.31% (Q4 2026), 13.08% (Q3 2026) and 12.27% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.86% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -1.66% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 44.16% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -25.24% |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 0.30% |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 0.40% |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 3.21% |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | -1.83% |
| 10 | Gen Digital | 12.49 Bn | 10.19 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 16.42% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 16.42% |
| 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% |
API Access
Gen Digital Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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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=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "GEN", "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=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();