Cloudflare (NET) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2019 - 2026)
Cloudflare (NET) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -12.36% for Q2 2026, down 4.61 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cloudflare (NET) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cloudflare posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -10.92%.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +2.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -27.80% in FY2022 (-12.23 pp) and -15.57% in FY2021 (-2.35 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q4 2022.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,944.62 Bn | 3,880.11 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 26.51% |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 231.10 Bn | 185.71 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 11.50% |
| 3 | Equinix | 100.11 Bn | 88.01 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 5.67% |
| 4 | Cloudflare | 96.02 Bn | 78.46 Bn | 557.23 Mn | -17.58% |
| 5 | Nebius | 31.44 Bn | 4.87 Bn | 448.70 Mn | -3.87% |
| 6 | Verisign | 27.82 Bn | 25.17 Bn | 393.20 Mn | - |
| 7 | CoreWeave | 25.57 Bn | 12.66 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -1.20% |
| 8 | Nutanix | 15.68 Bn | 7.37 Bn | 651.35 Mn | - |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 14.30 Bn | 9.69 Bn | 843.00 Mn | 28.21% |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.01 Bn | 5.41 Bn | 613.75 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -17.58% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -12.36% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -7.75% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -7.69% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -33.04% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -32.62% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -31.41% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -20.38% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -14.72% |
API Access
Cloudflare Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=NET&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "NET", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=NET&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();