Penguin Solutions (PENG) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2017 - 2026)
Penguin Solutions (PENG) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 12.76% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 29, 2026), up 8.67 percentage points from 4.10% a year earlier and up 6.53 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Penguin Solutions (PENG) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 29, 2025), Penguin Solutions posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 5.42%, up 3.85 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -3.51 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 1.57% in FY2024 (+0.79 pp), 0.79% in FY2023 (-6.34 pp), 7.12% in FY2022 (+10.38 pp) and -3.26% in FY2021 (-12.19 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q4 2019.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.55 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (a gain of 8.71 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2022 (a drop of 12.06 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 6.24% (Q2 2026), 5.25% (Q1 2026) and 4.70% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 67.97% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 17.86% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 38.06% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 28.65% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 87.19% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 192.54 Bn | 187.54 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 64.93% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 149.92 Bn | 138.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 43.60% |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 14.81% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 11.20% |
| 10 | Penguin Solutions | 3.14 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 133.21 Mn | 12.76% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | 12.76% |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 6.24% |
| Nov 28, 2025 | 5.25% |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 4.70% |
| May 30, 2025 | 4.10% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 4.59% |
| Nov 29, 2024 | 3.12% |
| Aug 30, 2024 | 1.55% |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.67% |
| Mar 1, 2024 | -0.46% |
| Dec 1, 2023 | -0.40% |
| Aug 25, 2023 | 0.78% |
| May 26, 2023 | 2.72% |
| Feb 24, 2023 | 4.76% |
| Nov 25, 2022 | 5.77% |
| Aug 26, 2022 | 6.41% |
| May 27, 2022 | 0.49% |
| Feb 25, 2022 | -2.08% |
| Nov 26, 2021 | -0.87% |
| Aug 27, 2021 | -2.30% |
API Access
Penguin Solutions Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PENG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "PENG", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PENG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();