Oracle (ORCL) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Oracle's (ORCL) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 9.73% in Q2 2026, down 364.0% YoY from 3.69% in Q2 2025, and down 8.37% on a QoQ basis from 10.62% in Q1 2026.
Oracle (ORCL) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Oracle (ORCL) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 9.73% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 364.0% year-over-year to 9.73% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 9.73% (down 364.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 11.89%, down 260.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 9.73% in Q2 2026, from 10.62% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 14.52% in Q3 2024 to a low of 9.73% in Q2 2026.
- A 5-year average of 12.75% and a median of 12.75% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed soared 237 bps — and 2026, when it sank 364 bps.
- Tracing ORCL's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 13.71% in 2022, then fell by 6 bps to 12.89% in 2023, then climbed by 10 bps to 14.19% in 2024, then slipped by 16 bps to 11.93% in 2025, then declined by 18 bps to 9.73% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 9.73% (Q2 2026), 10.62% (Q1 2026), and 11.93% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 1 | Microsoft | 3,679.34 Bn | 3,546.58 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 27.85% |
| 2 | Oracle | 433.50 Bn | 402.15 Bn | - | 9.73% |
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 13.77% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 14.19% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 14.52% |
| May 31, 2024 | 14.28% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 13.36% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 12.89% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 12.50% |
| May 31, 2023 | 11.91% |
| 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% |