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
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,903.35 Bn | 2,825.07 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 27.43% |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,127.45 Bn | 1,113.30 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Oracle | 528.84 Bn | 490.27 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 10.62% |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 306.36 Bn | 298.44 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 24.39% |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 194.33 Bn | 189.79 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 8.75% |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 171.19 Bn | 168.13 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -4.62% |
| 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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |