Palantir Technologies (PLTR) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026)

Palantir Technologies has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 7 years of filings, most recently posting 24.39% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1711.0% year-over-year to 24.39%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 24.39% (up 1711.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 21.94%, up 1494.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed grew to 24.39% in Q1 2026, from 19.29% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for PLTR reached as high as 24.39% in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 12.87% in Q1 2022.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 5.03% (2024), against an average of 3.69%.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 4472 bps — and 2025, when it soared 225 bps.
• 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.
• According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 24.39%, 19.29%, and 12.95% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.