Planet Labs PBC (PL) Return on Capital Employed (2022 - 2026)
Planet Labs PBC (PL) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 11.96% in Q2 2026, up 17.4% quarter-over-quarter from 14.48% in Q1 2026, and up 926.0% year-on-year from 1.17% in Q2 2025.
Planet Labs PBC (PL) Return on Capital Employed (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Planet Labs PBC has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 5 years of filings, most recently posting 11.96% for Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 926.0% year-over-year to 11.96%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 11.96% (up 926.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 22.62%, down 54.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 11.96% for Q2 2026 at Planet Labs PBC, up 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.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 24.52% (2024), against an average of 23.47%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed plunged 796 bps in 2023, then jumped 1434 bps in 2025.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 29.36% in 2022, then dropped by 4 bps to 30.47% in 2023, then gained by 17 bps to 25.35% in 2024, then jumped by 57 bps to 11.01% in 2025, then decreased by 9 bps to 11.96% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 11.96% in Q2 2026, 14.48% in Q1 2026, and 11.01% in Q4 2025.
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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% |