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).

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10 Progress Software 1.68 Bn 1.58 Bn 208.59 Mn 8.90%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%