Planet Labs PBC (PL) Return on Capital Employed (2022 - 2026)
Planet Labs PBC (PL) posted Return on Capital Employed of 11.96% for Q2 2026, up 17.4% sequentially from 14.48% in Q1 2026, and up 926.0% YoY from 1.17% in Q2 2025.
Planet Labs PBC (PL) Return on Capital Employed (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Planet Labs PBC has reported Return on Capital Employed for 5 years, with the latest figure at 11.96% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 926.0% year-over-year to 11.96% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 11.96% (up 926.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 22.62%, down 54.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 11.96% in Q2 2026 per PL's latest filing, from 14.48% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 11.01% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 30.47% in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 23.47% and a median of 24.52% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed sank 796 bps in 2023, then jumped 1434 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 29.36% in 2022, then declined by 4 bps to 30.47% in 2023, then advanced by 17 bps to 25.35% in 2024, then surged by 57 bps to 11.01% in 2025, then slipped by 9 bps to 11.96% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 11.96%, 14.48%, and 11.01% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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| 1 | General Electric | 364.42 Bn | 355.08 Bn | 6.95 Bn | -17.57% |
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| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 130.49 Bn | 126.70 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 24.71% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 109.33 Bn | 108.77 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 22.99% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 103.44 Bn | 99.11 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 13.87% |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 78.40 Bn | 76.09 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 6.30% |
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| 9 | Axon Enterprise | 51.15 Bn | 50.47 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 0.40% |
| 10 | Planet Labs PBC | 7.67 Bn | 6.94 Bn | 50.40 Mn | -11.96% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | -11.96% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -14.48% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -11.01% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -17.45% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -21.22% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -23.69% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -25.35% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -29.60% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -28.41% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -29.72% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -30.47% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -28.61% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -27.56% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -27.99% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -29.36% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -22.97% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -19.60% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -22.97% |