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% 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 reported Return on Capital Employed for 6 consecutive years, with 3.31% the latest figure, recorded in 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 improved to 3.31% in Q1 2026 per MQ's latest filing, from 6.13% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.65% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 22.46% in Q4 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 11.37% across 5 years, with a median of 11.67% in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed sank 838 bps — and 2025, when it soared 2052 bps.
- Marqeta's Return on Capital Employed stood at 14.09% in 2022, then sank by 59 bps to 22.46% in 2023, then jumped by 90 bps to 2.27% in 2024, then tumbled by 170 bps to 6.13% in 2025, then jumped 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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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.68% |
| 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% |