Marqeta (MQ) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)

Marqeta (MQ) reported Return on Capital Employed of 3.31% for Q1 2026, down 396.0% year-over-year from 1.12% in Q1 2025, and up 46.01% quarter-over-quarter from 6.13% in Q4 2025.

Marqeta (MQ) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Marqeta (MQ) has 6 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 3.31% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 3.31%, down 396.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.31% (down 396.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 6.23%, down 411.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed grew to 3.31% in Q1 2026 per MQ's latest filing, from 6.13% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 0.65% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 22.46% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 11.37% and a median of 11.67% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed sank 838 bps in 2023, then soared 2052 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 14.09% in 2022, then plunged by 59 bps to 22.46% in 2023, then soared by 90 bps to 2.27% in 2024, then slumped by 170 bps to 6.13% in 2025, then soared by 46 bps to 3.31% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MQ's Return on Capital Employed at 3.31% in Q1 2026, 6.13% in Q4 2025, and 10.57% in Q3 2025.

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9 Cloudflare 80.35 Bn 79.41 Bn 455.60 Mn -5.85%
10 Marqeta 1.65 Bn 933.77 Mn 117.59 Mn -3.31%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -3.31%
Dec 31, 2025 -6.13%
Sep 30, 2025 -10.57%
Jun 30, 2025 -11.67%
Mar 31, 2025 0.65%
Dec 31, 2024 -2.27%
Sep 30, 2024 -3.84%
Jun 30, 2024 -5.99%
Mar 31, 2024 -19.87%
Dec 31, 2023 -22.46%
Sep 30, 2023 -20.71%
Jun 30, 2023 -19.05%
Mar 31, 2023 -17.15%
Dec 31, 2022 -14.09%
Sep 30, 2022 -12.67%
Jun 30, 2022 -11.52%
Mar 31, 2022 -12.71%
Dec 31, 2021 -10.33%
Sep 30, 2021 -8.62%