Procter & Gamble (PG) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Procter & Gamble (PG) reported Return on Capital Employed of 22.49% for Q1 2026, down 7.0% year-over-year from 24.19% in Q1 2025, and up 1.37% quarter-over-quarter from 22.19% in Q4 2025.
Procter & Gamble (PG) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Procter & Gamble (PG) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 22.49% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 22.49%, down 7.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 22.49% (down 7.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 23.31%, up 223.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed improved to 22.49% in Q1 2026 per PG's latest filing, from 22.19% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 23.23% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 20.55% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 21.9% and a median of 21.91% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed plunged 133 bps in 2024, then soared 209 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 22.17% in 2022, then declined by 2 bps to 21.72% in 2023, then gained by 1 bps to 21.91% in 2024, then advanced by 1 bps to 22.19% in 2025, then advanced by 1 bps to 22.49% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PG's Return on Capital Employed at 22.49% in Q1 2026, 22.19% in Q4 2025, and 23.2% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tantech Holdings | 587.03 Bn | 587.00 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Procter & Gamble | 346.82 Bn | 334.74 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 22.49% |
| 3 | Unilever | 145.94 Bn | 135.46 Bn | - | 9.90% |
| 4 | Colgate Palmolive | 70.39 Bn | 69.40 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 30.32% |
| 5 | Kenvue | 34.34 Bn | 34.23 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 12.45% |
| 6 | Kimberly Clark | 33.38 Bn | 32.96 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 24.16% |
| 7 | Estee Lauder Companies | 31.47 Bn | 28.34 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 3.12% |
| 8 | Church & Dwight | 22.92 Bn | 22.42 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 2.61% |
| 9 | Clorox | 11.90 Bn | 10.87 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 62.17% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 3.24 Bn | 2.95 Bn | 326.45 Mn | 3.64% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.49% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.19% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.20% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.23% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.56% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.11% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.23% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.43% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.72% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.44% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.76% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.17% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.13% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.80% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.23% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.39% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 21.18% |