Information Services (III) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Information Services (III) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 8.81% in Q3 2026, up 2.90 percentage points from 5.92% a year earlier and up 0.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Information Services (III) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Information Services reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 7.39%, up 5.54 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +4.93 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 1.86% in FY2024 (-3.84 pp), 5.70% in FY2023 (-6.71 pp), 12.41% in FY2022 (+2.68 pp) and 9.72% in FY2021 (+7.26 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for seven consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.70 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 7.36 percentage points in Q4 2021, against a drop of 8.84 percentage points in Q1 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 8.60% (Q2 2026), 8.12% (Q1 2026) and 7.43% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 172.92 Bn | 132.01 Bn | 5.98 Bn | 21.11% |
| 2 | Cintas | 90.00 Bn | 89.09 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 28.17% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 32.99 Bn | 32.50 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 7.49% |
| 4 | Rollins | 18.37 Bn | 17.91 Bn | 582.90 Mn | 26.03% |
| 5 | APi | 18.18 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 6.80% |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 16.47 Bn | 14.51 Bn | 423.00 Mn | 18.91% |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.29 Bn | 12.30 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 6.84% |
| 8 | Rentokil Initial | 11.99 Bn | 5.51 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Gartner | 11.92 Bn | 5.41 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 35.69% |
| 10 | Information Services | 292.82 Mn | 189.24 Mn | 28.55 Mn | 8.81% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.81% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.60% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.43% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.92% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.96% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.13% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.64% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.96% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.48% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.80% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.69% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.44% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.42% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.74% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.83% |
API Access
Information Services Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=III&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "III", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=III&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();