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

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

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

Qualys (QLYS) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 15 consecutive years, with 36.35% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 36.35%, up 123.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 36.35% (up 123.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 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.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 43.9% in Q2 2023 and troughed at 24.98% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 35.84%, with a median of 36.35% recorded in 2026.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed surged 1701 bps in 2023 and slumped 813 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 35.08% in 2022, then rose by 18 bps to 41.49% in 2023, then declined by 12 bps to 36.52% in 2024, then increased by 2 bps to 37.23% in 2025, then dropped by 2 bps to 36.35% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 36.35% in Q1 2026, 37.23% in Q4 2025, and 36.39% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,853.66 Bn 2,775.39 Bn 56.06 Bn 27.43%
2 Oracle 408.21 Bn 376.86 Bn 17.12 Bn 9.73%
3 Palantir Technologies 300.98 Bn 293.06 Bn 1.42 Bn 24.39%
4 Palo Alto Networks 247.84 Bn 243.30 Bn 1.91 Bn 8.75%
5 CrowdStrike Holdings 193.63 Bn 190.57 Bn 993.68 Mn -4.62%
6 Fortinet 117.45 Bn 114.16 Bn 1.49 Bn 40.10%
7 Cloudflare 86.88 Bn 85.93 Bn 455.60 Mn -5.85%
8 Synopsys 86.18 Bn 86.06 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.98%
9 Block 46.10 Bn 39.21 Bn 2.91 Bn 4.34%
10 Qualys 5.11 Bn 4.64 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%