Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Grand Canyon Education has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 7.87% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 2324.0% year-over-year to 7.87%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.87% (down 2324.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 6.56%, down 2533.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 7.87%, up from 6.51% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 36.1% in Q3 2022, with the low at 6.51% in Q4 2025.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 28.74% across 5 years, with a median of 31.11% in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 1834 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 2427 bps.
• Grand Canyon Education's Return on Capital Employed stood at 33.5% in 2022, then retreated by 7 bps to 31.17% in 2023, then retreated by 1 bps to 30.78% in 2024, then tumbled by 79 bps to 6.51% in 2025, then increased by 21 bps to 7.87% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 7.87% (Q1 2026), 6.51% (Q4 2025), and 28.97% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.