Oracle (ORCL) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Oracle (ORCL) posted Return on Capital Employed of 9.73% for Q2 2026, down 8.37% quarter-over-quarter from 10.62% in Q1 2026, and down 364.0% year-on-year from 3.69% in Q2 2025.

Oracle (ORCL) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Oracle (ORCL) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 consecutive years, with 9.73% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 came in at 9.73%, down 364.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 9.73% (down 364.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 11.89%, down 260.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 9.73% for Q2 2026 at Oracle, down from 10.62% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 13.71% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 1.75% in Q2 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 8.0%, with a median of 10.18% recorded in 2026.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed sank 1088 bps in 2023 and surged 1107 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 13.71% in 2022, then slumped by 79 bps to 2.83% in 2023, then rose by 13 bps to 3.21% in 2024, then jumped by 272 bps to 11.93% in 2025, then decreased by 18 bps to 9.73% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 9.73% in Q2 2026, 10.62% in Q1 2026, and 11.93% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,853.66 Bn 2,775.39 Bn 56.06 Bn 27.43%
2 Oracle 408.21 Bn 376.86 Bn 17.12 Bn 9.73%
3 Palantir Technologies 300.98 Bn 293.06 Bn 1.42 Bn 24.39%
4 Palo Alto Networks 247.84 Bn 243.30 Bn 1.91 Bn 8.75%
5 CrowdStrike Holdings 193.63 Bn 190.57 Bn 993.68 Mn -4.62%
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 CoreWeave 45.15 Bn 42.89 Bn 2.01 Bn -0.47%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 9.73%
Feb 28, 2026 10.62%
Nov 30, 2025 11.93%
Aug 31, 2025 13.35%
May 31, 2025 13.37%
Feb 28, 2025 3.49%
Nov 30, 2024 3.21%
Aug 31, 2024 2.86%
May 31, 2024 2.30%
Feb 29, 2024 3.28%
Nov 30, 2023 2.83%
Aug 31, 2023 2.35%
May 31, 2023 1.75%
Feb 28, 2023 12.56%
Nov 30, 2022 13.71%
Aug 31, 2022 11.91%
May 31, 2022 12.21%
Feb 28, 2022 12.61%
Nov 30, 2021 11.48%
Aug 31, 2021 14.84%