Qualys (QLYS) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)
Qualys' (QLYS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 36.35% in Q1 2026, up 123.0% YoY from 16.3% in Q1 2025, and down 2.36% on a QoQ basis from 37.23% in Q4 2025.
Qualys (QLYS) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Qualys (QLYS) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 36.35% in 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 retreated to 36.35% in Q1 2026, from 37.23% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 43.9% in Q2 2023 to a low of 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 plunged 813 bps.
- Tracing QLYS's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 35.08% in 2022, then climbed by 18 bps to 41.49% in 2023, then decreased by 12 bps to 36.52% in 2024, then advanced by 2 bps to 37.23% in 2025, then retreated by 2 bps to 36.35% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 36.35% (Q1 2026), 37.23% (Q4 2025), and 36.39% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 37.90% |
| 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% |