Open Text (OTEX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Open Text's quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 8.65% in Q1 2026, up 59.0% year-on-year from 5.44% in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 8.64% in Q4 2025.
Open Text has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 8.65% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 59.0% year-over-year to 8.65%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.65% (up 59.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 7.94%, up 104.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 8.65%, roughly flat from 8.64% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 8.65% in Q1 2026, with the low at 3.68% in Q2 2023.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 6.91%, with a median of 7.41% recorded in 2022.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed sank 373 bps in 2023 and jumped 350 bps in 2024.
- Tracing OTEX's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 6.56% in 2022, then dropped by 27 bps to 4.82% in 2023, then surged by 69 bps to 8.12% in 2024, then grew by 6 bps to 8.64% in 2025, then increased by 0 bps to 8.65% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 8.65% (Q1 2026), 8.64% (Q4 2025), and 8.57% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 12.51% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 12.81% |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 12.32% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.43% |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 49.21% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -20.99% |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 23.43% |
| 10 | Open Text | 5.82 Bn | 4.56 Bn | 937.27 Mn | 8.65% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.64% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.10% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.06% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.12% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.66% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.10% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.07% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.82% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.16% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.68% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.56% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.12% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.41% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.76% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.19% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.86% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.01% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 7.93% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.16% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 6.58% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 6.07% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 7.15% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 9.27% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 8.55% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 8.24% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 8.23% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 7.77% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 7.60% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 7.45% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 7.19% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 6.66% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 5.86% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 5.60% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 5.64% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 6.23% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 7.41% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 8.95% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 9.51% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 8.62% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 8.54% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 9.40% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 10.66% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 11.69% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 10.62% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 9.15% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 9.04% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 9.93% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 9.78% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 9.27% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 9.08% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 8.35% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 8.11% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 7.54% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 7.56% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 8.33% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 9.63% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 9.96% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 10.28% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 8.42% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 7.47% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 6.92% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 6.27% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 8.37% |