Procter & Gamble (PG) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Procter & Gamble's (PG) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 22.49% in Q1 2026, down 7.0% year-on-year from 24.19% in Q1 2025, and up 1.37% on a QoQ basis 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 7.0% year-over-year to 22.49% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 22.49%, a 7.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 23.31%, up 223.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 22.49%, up from 22.19% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for PG reached as high as 23.23% in Q2 2025 and fell as low as 20.55% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 21.9% across 5 years, with a median of 21.91% in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 133 bps in 2024 and jumped 209 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 22.17% in 2022, then decreased by 2 bps to 21.72% in 2023, then grew by 1 bps to 21.91% in 2024, then increased by 1 bps to 22.19% in 2025, then increased by 1 bps to 22.49% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 22.49% in Q1 2026, 22.19% in Q4 2025, and 23.2% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 347.76 Bn 335.46 Bn 10.51 Bn 22.49%
2 Unilever 134.69 Bn 124.21 Bn - 9.90%
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.84 Bn 72.50 Bn 3.23 Bn 30.32%
4 Kenvue 37.34 Bn 37.24 Bn 2.30 Bn 12.45%
5 Kimberly Clark 37.06 Bn 36.51 Bn 1.53 Bn 24.16%
6 Estee Lauder Companies 29.57 Bn 26.44 Bn 2.84 Bn 3.12%
7 Church & Dwight 23.42 Bn 22.92 Bn 681.40 Mn 14.22%
8 Clorox 11.83 Bn 10.64 Bn 722.00 Mn 62.17%
9 Yatsen Holding 6.37 Bn 6.23 Bn 153.20 Mn -5.54%
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.65 Bn 4.36 Bn 326.45 Mn 3.64%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%