Iron Mountain (IRM) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Iron Mountain's (IRM) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 7.0% in Q1 2026, up 71.0% year-on-year from 4.09% in Q1 2025, and up 9.77% quarter-over-quarter from 6.37% in Q4 2025.

Iron Mountain (IRM) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Iron Mountain has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 7.0% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 7.0%, up 71.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.0% (up 71.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 6.73%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 7.0% for Q1 2026 at Iron Mountain, up from 6.37% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 7.5% in Q4 2022 to a low of 5.93% in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 6.37% (2025), against an average of 6.55%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 277 bps in 2022 and surged 71 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Iron Mountain's Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.5% in 2022, then fell by 18 bps to 6.17% in 2023, then advanced by 6 bps to 6.51% in 2024, then declined by 2 bps to 6.37% in 2025, then climbed by 10 bps to 7.0% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 7.0% (Q1 2026), 6.37% (Q4 2025), and 6.3% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Equinix 104.53 Bn 101.50 Bn 2.20 Bn 5.47%
2 American Tower 86.20 Bn 92.70 Bn 2.70 Bn 9.03%
3 Digital Realty Trust 63.76 Bn 62.92 Bn - -
4 Crown Castle 38.57 Bn 38.52 Bn 984.00 Mn 7.55%
5 Iron Mountain 37.41 Bn 37.43 Bn 1.05 Bn 7.00%
6 Sba Communications 20.70 Bn 20.79 Bn 532.10 Mn 16.27%
7 Weyerhaeuser 17.74 Bn 17.44 Bn 318.00 Mn 5.17%
8 Lamar Advertising 15.68 Bn 15.63 Bn 403.56 Mn 12.72%
9 Gaming & Leisure Properties 13.22 Bn 13.62 Bn - -
10 OUTFRONT Media 5.51 Bn 5.47 Bn 202.10 Mn 7.01%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 30, 2021 9.22%