Qualys (QLYS) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)

Qualys (QLYS) posted Return on Capital Employed of 36.35% for Q1 2026, down 2.36% on a QoQ basis from 37.23% in Q4 2025, and up 123.0% year-over-year from 16.3% in Q1 2025.

Qualys (QLYS) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Qualys' Return on Capital Employed history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 36.35% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 123.0% year-over-year to 36.35% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 36.35% (up 123.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 39.15%, down 114.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 36.35% for Q1 2026 at Qualys, down from 37.23% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 43.9% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 24.98% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 35.84% and a median of 36.35% in 2026 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed soared 1701 bps — and 2024, when it tumbled 813 bps.
  • Qualys' Return on Capital Employed stood at 35.08% in 2022, then increased by 18 bps to 41.49% in 2023, then dropped by 12 bps to 36.52% in 2024, then grew by 2 bps to 37.23% in 2025, then slipped by 2 bps to 36.35% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows QLYS's Return on Capital Employed at 36.35% in Q1 2026, 37.23% in Q4 2025, and 36.39% in Q3 2025.

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9 Cloudflare 93.63 Bn 92.68 Bn 455.60 Mn -5.85%
10 Qualys 4.81 Bn 4.34 Bn 145.65 Mn 36.35%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 36.35%
Dec 31, 2025 37.23%
Sep 30, 2025 36.39%
Jun 30, 2025 33.99%
Mar 31, 2025 35.12%
Dec 31, 2024 36.52%
Sep 30, 2024 35.57%
Jun 30, 2024 35.77%
Mar 31, 2024 38.70%
Dec 31, 2023 41.49%
Sep 30, 2023 42.27%
Jun 30, 2023 43.90%
Mar 31, 2023 39.41%
Dec 31, 2022 35.08%
Sep 30, 2022 29.69%
Jun 30, 2022 26.89%
Mar 31, 2022 24.98%
Dec 31, 2021 18.23%
Sep 30, 2021 17.97%
Jun 30, 2021 16.79%