Iron Mountain (IRM) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Iron Mountain (IRM) posted Return on Capital Employed of 7.0% for Q1 2026, up 9.77% sequentially from 6.37% in Q4 2025, and up 71.0% YoY from 4.09% in Q1 2025.
Iron Mountain (IRM) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Iron Mountain has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 7.0% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 71.0% year-over-year to 7.0% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.0% (up 71.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 6.73%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed climbed to 7.0% in Q1 2026 per IRM's latest filing, from 6.37% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 7.5% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 5.93% in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of 6.55% and a median of 6.37% 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 277 bps in 2022, then jumped 71 bps in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.5% in 2022, then decreased by 18 bps to 6.17% in 2023, then grew by 6 bps to 6.51% in 2024, then retreated by 2 bps to 6.37% in 2025, then increased by 10 bps to 7.0% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 7.0%, 6.37%, and 6.3% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.54% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.37% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.30% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.29% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.51% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.93% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.17% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.35% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.80% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.50% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.16% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.46% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.79% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.93% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.70% |