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

Palantir Technologies' (PLTR) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 24.39% in Q1 2026, up 1711.0% year-on-year from 1.35% in Q1 2025, and up 26.47% on a QoQ basis 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 1711.0% year-over-year to 24.39% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 24.39%, a 1711.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 21.94%, up 1494.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 24.39%, up 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.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 3.69% across 5 years, with a median of 5.03% in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 4472 bps in 2022 and jumped 225 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed 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 increased by 26 bps to 24.39% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 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%