Gartner (IT) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Gartner's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 26.7% for Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 209.0% year-over-year to 26.7% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 26.7% (up 209.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 24.2%, down 322.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 26.7% for Q1 2026 at Gartner, down from 28.53% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 33.22% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 23.03% in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of 27.99% and a median of 27.39% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed soared 1019 bps — and 2024, when it sank 654 bps.
• Gartner's Return on Capital Employed stood at 33.18% in 2022, then decreased by 1 bps to 32.87% in 2023, then dropped by 17 bps to 27.39% in 2024, then advanced by 4 bps to 28.53% in 2025, then decreased by 6 bps to 26.7% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows IT's Return on Capital Employed at 26.7% in Q1 2026, 28.53% in Q4 2025, and 23.48% in Q3 2025.