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.

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Historic Data

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DateValue
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%