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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,903.35 Bn | 2,825.07 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 27.43% |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,127.45 Bn | 1,113.30 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Oracle | 528.84 Bn | 490.27 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 10.62% |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 306.36 Bn | 298.44 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 24.39% |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 194.33 Bn | 189.79 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 8.75% |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 171.19 Bn | 168.13 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -4.62% |
| 7 | Fortinet | 108.13 Bn | 104.84 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 40.10% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 86.21 Bn | 86.09 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.98% |
| 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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |