Palantir Technologies (PLTR) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026)
Palantir Technologies (PLTR) posted quarterly 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 reported Return on Capital Employed for 7 consecutive years, with 24.39% the latest figure, recorded in 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 advanced to 24.39% in Q1 2026 per PLTR's latest filing, from 19.29% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 24.39% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 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.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 4472 bps — and 2025, when it soared 225 bps.
- Palantir Technologies' Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.75% in 2022, then jumped by 158 bps to 3.32% in 2023, then surged by 85 bps to 6.14% in 2024, then jumped by 214 bps to 19.29% in 2025, then climbed 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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 28.02% |
| 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% |