Growth Metrics

Progress Software (PRGS) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Progress Software's Return on Capital Employed history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 10.21% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 434.0% to 10.21% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 10.21% through Feb 2026, up 434.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 9.11% for FY2025, 141.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.21% for Q1 2026, 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.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 9.32% (2023), against an average of 9.61%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed plummeted -360bps in 2023 and then soared 434bps in 2026.
  • Progress Software's Return on Capital Employed stood at 12.45% in 2022, then fell by -29bps to 8.86% in 2023, then decreased by -13bps to 7.66% in 2024, then grew by 23bps to 9.4% in 2025, then rose by 9bps to 10.21% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for PRGS's Return on Capital Employed are 10.21% (Q1 2026), 9.4% (Q4 2025), and 8.28% (Q3 2025).