Growth Metrics

Parsons (PSN) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)

Parsons has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 8 years, most recently at 1.51% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1057.0% to 1.51% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 1.51% through Mar 2026, down 1057.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 1.96% for FY2025, 43.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 1.51% for Q1 2026 at Parsons, down from 1.9% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 12.09% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 1.15% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 6.07% (2022), against an average of 6.65%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed surged 779bps in 2024 and then plummeted -1057bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 1.15% in 2022, then surged by 648bps to 8.59% in 2023, then soared by 40bps to 12.06% in 2024, then tumbled by -84bps to 1.9% in 2025, then dropped by -20bps to 1.51% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for PSN's Return on Capital Employed are 1.51% (Q1 2026), 1.9% (Q4 2025), and 9.97% (Q3 2025).