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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 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
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% |