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

Marqeta (MQ) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 3.31% for Q1 2026, down 396.0% YoY from 1.12% in Q1 2025, and up 46.01% sequentially from 6.13% in Q4 2025.

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

Marqeta has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 6 years of filings, most recently posting 3.31% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 396.0% year-over-year to 3.31%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.31% (down 396.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 6.23%, down 411.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed climbed to 3.31% in Q1 2026, from 6.13% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for MQ reached as high as 0.65% in Q1 2025 and fell as low as 22.46% in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 11.67% (2025), against an average of 11.37%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 838 bps — and 2025, when it soared 2052 bps.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 14.09% in 2022, then slumped by 59 bps to 22.46% in 2023, then soared by 90 bps to 2.27% in 2024, then plunged by 170 bps to 6.13% in 2025, then soared by 46 bps to 3.31% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 3.31%, 6.13%, and 10.57% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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4 Palo Alto Networks 247.84 Bn 243.30 Bn 1.91 Bn 8.75%
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6 Fortinet 117.45 Bn 114.16 Bn 1.49 Bn 40.10%
7 Cloudflare 86.88 Bn 85.93 Bn 455.60 Mn -5.85%
8 Synopsys 86.18 Bn 86.06 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.98%
9 Block 46.10 Bn 39.21 Bn 2.91 Bn 4.34%
10 Marqeta 1.78 Bn 1.07 Bn 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%