Palantir Technologies (PLTR) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026)
Palantir Technologies (PLTR) reported Return on Capital Employed of 24.39% for Q1 2026, up 1711.0% year-over-year from 1.35% in Q1 2025, and up 26.47% quarter-over-quarter from 19.29% in Q4 2025.
Palantir Technologies (PLTR) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has 7 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 24.39% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 24.39%, up 1711.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 24.39% (up 1711.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 21.94%, up 1494.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed improved to 24.39% in Q1 2026 per PLTR's latest filing, from 19.29% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 24.39% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 12.87% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 3.69% and a median of 5.03% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed surged 4472 bps in 2022, then soared 225 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 5.75% in 2022, then soared by 158 bps to 3.32% in 2023, then jumped by 85 bps to 6.14% in 2024, then soared by 214 bps to 19.29% in 2025, then advanced by 26 bps to 24.39% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PLTR's Return on Capital Employed at 24.39% in Q1 2026, 19.29% in Q4 2025, and 12.95% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,903.35 Bn | 2,825.07 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 27.43% |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,127.45 Bn | 1,113.30 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Oracle | 528.84 Bn | 490.27 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 10.62% |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 306.36 Bn | 298.44 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 24.39% |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 194.33 Bn | 189.79 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 8.75% |
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| 8 | Synopsys | 86.21 Bn | 86.09 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.98% |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 80.35 Bn | 79.41 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -5.85% |
| 10 | CoreWeave | 53.50 Bn | 51.24 Bn | 2.01 Bn | -0.47% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 24.39% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.29% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.95% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.55% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.28% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.14% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.05% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.96% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.32% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.07% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -2.09% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -3.96% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -5.75% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -7.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -8.81% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -12.87% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -15.96% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -20.61% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -53.53% |