Iron Mountain (IRM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Iron Mountain's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 7.58% in Q2 2026, up 4.60 percentage points from 2.99% a year earlier and up 0.98 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Iron Mountain (IRM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Iron Mountain came in at 5.81%, down 0.12 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -2.81 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 5.93% in FY2024 (-0.57 pp), 6.51% in FY2023 (-2.25 pp), 8.76% in FY2022 (+2.60 pp) and 6.16% in FY2021 (-2.46 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q1 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.08 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 4.60 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2025 (a drop of 3.12 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, IRM's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 6.60% (Q1 2026), 5.45% (Q4 2025) and 5.20% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 156.49 Bn | 114.42 Bn | 5.98 Bn | 21.11% |
| 2 | Cintas | 89.36 Bn | 88.45 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 28.17% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.13 Bn | 32.33 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 7.49% |
| 4 | Rollins | 18.53 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 582.90 Mn | 26.03% |
| 5 | APi | 18.33 Bn | 15.55 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 6.80% |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 16.46 Bn | 14.45 Bn | 423.00 Mn | 18.91% |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.43 Bn | 12.37 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 6.84% |
| 8 | Gartner | 12.19 Bn | 5.67 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 35.69% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 12.05 Bn | 5.56 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Tetra Tech | 10.60 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 243.21 Mn | 16.66% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7.49% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.58% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.60% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.20% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.99% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.94% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.96% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.11% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.21% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.31% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.81% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.33% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.32% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.48% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.78% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.08% |
API Access
Iron Mountain 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=IRM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "IRM", "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=IRM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();