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
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% |