Progress Software (PRGS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Progress Software (PRGS) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 10.21% in Q1 2026, up 8.62% quarter-over-quarter from 9.4% in Q4 2025, and up 434.0% on a YoY basis from 1.91% in Q1 2025.

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 10.21% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 434.0% year-over-year to 10.21%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 10.21% (up 434.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 9.11%, up 141.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 10.21% for Q1 2026 at Progress Software, up from 9.4% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 12.72% in Q2 2022 to a low of 5.88% in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 9.61% across 5 years, with a median of 9.32% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed slumped 360 bps in 2023, then jumped 434 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it 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 gained by 9 bps to 10.21% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 10.21% (Q1 2026), 9.4% (Q4 2025), and 8.28% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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7 Fortinet 108.13 Bn 104.84 Bn 1.49 Bn 40.10%
8 Synopsys 86.21 Bn 86.09 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.98%
9 Cloudflare 80.35 Bn 79.41 Bn 455.60 Mn -5.85%
10 Progress Software 1.33 Bn 1.21 Bn 203.94 Mn 10.21%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
May 31, 2021 11.69%