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

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

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

Progress Software (PRGS) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 10.21% the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at 10.21% for Q1 2026 at Progress Software, up from 9.4% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 12.72% in Q2 2022, with the low at 5.88% in Q1 2025.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 9.61%, with a median of 9.32% recorded in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 360 bps in 2023 and jumped 434 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 12.45% in 2022, then retreated by 29 bps to 8.86% in 2023, then slipped by 13 bps to 7.66% in 2024, then advanced by 23 bps to 9.4% in 2025, then grew by 9 bps to 10.21% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 10.21%, 9.4%, and 8.28% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

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7 Cloudflare 86.88 Bn 85.93 Bn 455.60 Mn -5.85%
8 Synopsys 86.18 Bn 86.06 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.98%
9 Block 46.10 Bn 39.21 Bn 2.91 Bn 4.34%
10 Progress Software 1.65 Bn 1.54 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%