PubMatic (PUBM) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
PubMatic's (PUBM) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 6.85% in Q1 2026, down 616.0% year-on-year from 1.33% in Q1 2025, and down 20.08% on a QoQ basis from 5.71% in Q4 2025.
PubMatic (PUBM) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
PubMatic (PUBM) has 6 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 6.85% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 616.0% year-over-year to 6.85% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 6.85%, a 616.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 5.17%, down 648.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 6.85%, down from 5.71% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for PUBM reached as high as 20.25% in Q2 2022 and fell as low as 6.85% in Q1 2026.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 4.06% across 5 years, with a median of 2.08% in 2024.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 1757 bps in 2023 and soared 394 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 12.66% in 2022, then slumped by 94 bps to 0.74% in 2023, then surged by 79 bps to 1.33% in 2024, then slumped by 530 bps to 5.71% in 2025, then decreased by 20 bps to 6.85% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 6.85% in Q1 2026, 5.71% in Q4 2025, and 3.82% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | 9.52% |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 12.81% |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 10.65% |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 10.59% |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -7.29% |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | -25.94% |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 17.43% |
| 10 | PubMatic | 579.58 Mn | 434.70 Mn | 36.47 Mn | -6.85% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -6.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.71% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -3.82% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.39% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.69% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.33% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.31% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.70% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.08% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.74% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.63% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.67% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.98% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.66% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.91% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.25% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.54% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 25.83% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 26.74% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 25.66% |