Progress Software (PRGS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Progress Software (PRGS) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 9.25% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 0.97 percentage points from 8.28% a year earlier and up 0.35 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Progress Software (PRGS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Nov 30, 2025), Progress Software reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 9.11%, up 1.41 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -6.30 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 7.70% in FY2024 (-1.87 pp), 9.57% in FY2023 (-2.79 pp), 12.35% in FY2022 (-0.84 pp) and 13.20% in FY2021 (-2.21 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has ranged from 5.88% in fiscal Q1 2025 to 12.72% in fiscal Q2 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.18 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 4.34 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2026, against a drop of 3.60 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 8.90% (Q2 2026), 10.21% (Q1 2026) and 9.40% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 328.64 Bn | 313.71 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.86% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 276.50 Bn | 256.94 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -1.66% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 132.74 Bn | 118.67 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 44.16% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 120.19 Bn | 107.50 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -25.24% |
| 5 | Datadog | 99.51 Bn | 81.15 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 0.30% |
| 6 | Okta | 35.35 Bn | 25.44 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 3.21% |
| 7 | Axon Enterprise | 33.58 Bn | 28.10 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 0.40% |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.06 Bn | 18.18 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | MongoDB | 28.84 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 569.77 Mn | -0.47% |
| 10 | Progress Software | 1.51 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 203.54 Mn | 9.25% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 9.25% |
| 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% |
API Access
Progress Software Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PRGS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "PRGS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PRGS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();