Oracle (ORCL) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Oracle (ORCL) reported Return on Capital Employed of 10.62% for Q1 2026, up 713.0% on a YoY basis from 1.31% in Q1 2025, and down 10.94% quarter-over-quarter from 11.93% in Q4 2025.
Oracle (ORCL) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Oracle has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 10.62% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 713.0% year-over-year to 10.62%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 10.62% (up 713.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 14.49%, up 1216.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 10.62%, down from 11.93% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 13.37% in Q2 2025, with the low at 2.83% in Q3 2022.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 3.96% across 5 years, with a median of 2.83% in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed sank 567 bps — and 2025, when it soared 1107 bps.
- Oracle's Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.45% in 2022, then surged by 95 bps to 2.83% in 2023, then climbed by 13 bps to 3.21% in 2024, then jumped by 272 bps to 11.93% in 2025, then decreased by 11 bps to 10.62% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 10.62% (Q1 2026), 11.93% (Q4 2025), and 13.35% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,998.30 Bn | 2,920.03 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 27.43% |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,040.72 Bn | 1,026.57 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Oracle | 590.32 Bn | 551.74 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 10.62% |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 316.31 Bn | 308.39 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 24.39% |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 181.17 Bn | 176.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 8.75% |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 161.69 Bn | 158.63 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -4.62% |
| 7 | Fortinet | 102.35 Bn | 99.06 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 40.10% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 88.25 Bn | 88.13 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.98% |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 83.26 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -5.85% |
| 10 | CoreWeave | 51.85 Bn | 49.58 Bn | 2.01 Bn | -0.47% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 0.86% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 1.45% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | -2.83% |
| May 31, 2022 | -1.79% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | -1.74% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | -1.52% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 2.83% |
| May 31, 2021 | 2.72% |