Progress Software (PRGS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Progress Software's (PRGS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 8.9% in Q2 2026, up 103.0% year-on-year from 4.38% in Q2 2025, and down 12.87% quarter-over-quarter from 10.21% in Q1 2026.
Progress Software (PRGS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Progress Software's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 8.9% for Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 103.0% year-over-year to 8.9% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 8.9%, a 103.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 9.11%, up 141.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 8.9% in Q2 2026 per PRGS's latest filing, from 10.21% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 12.72% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 5.88% in Q1 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 9.3% (2023), against an average of 9.57%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 360 bps in 2023 and soared 434 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 12.45% in 2022, then dropped by 29 bps to 8.86% in 2023, then fell by 13 bps to 7.66% in 2024, then increased by 23 bps to 9.4% in 2025, then fell by 5 bps to 8.9% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest PRGS Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 8.9% (Q2 2026), 10.21% (Q1 2026), and 9.4% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 3 | Oracle | 344.13 Bn | 312.24 Bn | - | 9.73% |
| 4 | Repay Holdings | 342.29 Bn | 342.15 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Palantir Technologies | 294.57 Bn | 286.54 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 24.39% |
| 6 | Palo Alto Networks | 224.46 Bn | 219.93 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 8.75% |
| 7 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 182.52 Bn | 179.42 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -4.62% |
| 8 | Fortinet | 111.29 Bn | 107.99 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 40.10% |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 93.63 Bn | 92.68 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -5.85% |
| 10 | Progress Software | 1.68 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 208.59 Mn | 8.90% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 8.90% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 10.21% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 9.40% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 8.28% |
| May 31, 2025 | 7.87% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 5.88% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 7.66% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 9.71% |
| May 31, 2024 | 9.05% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 8.70% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 8.86% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 9.29% |
| May 31, 2023 | 9.32% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 11.62% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 12.45% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 11.40% |
| May 31, 2022 | 12.72% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 10.99% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 11.65% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 11.59% |