Planet Labs PBC (PL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2022 - 2026)
Planet Labs PBC's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -10.38% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 7.07 percentage points from -17.45% a year earlier and up 1.58 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Planet Labs PBC (PL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Planet Labs PBC came in at -22.62%, down 0.54 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a four-year change of +4.15 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -22.08% in FY2025 (+6.65 pp), -28.74% in FY2024 (-2.31 pp), -26.42% in FY2023 (+0.35 pp) and -26.77% in FY2022.
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to fiscal Q4 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for eight straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +8.80 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was fiscal Q3 2026 (a gain of 14.34 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 7.96 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, PL's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was -11.96% (Q1 2027), -14.48% (Q4 2026) and -11.01% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 322.94 Bn | 308.02 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.86% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 272.46 Bn | 252.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -1.66% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 131.11 Bn | 117.04 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 44.16% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 120.49 Bn | 107.81 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -25.24% |
| 5 | Datadog | 99.24 Bn | 80.88 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 0.30% |
| 6 | Okta | 35.54 Bn | 25.63 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 3.21% |
| 7 | Axon Enterprise | 34.30 Bn | 28.82 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 0.40% |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.41 Bn | 18.53 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.12 Bn | -44.51 Bn | 1.47 Mn | -1.83% |
| 10 | Planet Labs PBC | 5.87 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 65.63 Mn | -10.38% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | -10.38% |
| 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% |
API Access
Planet Labs PBC Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "PL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();