Quantum (QMCO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025)
Quantum (QMCO) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 56.18% in Q4 2025, up 23.82% quarter-over-quarter from 45.38% in Q3 2025, and up 2409.0% on a YoY basis from 2.24% in Q4 2024.
Quantum (QMCO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Quantum's Return on Capital Employed history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 56.18% for Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed rose 2409.0% year-over-year to 56.18%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 56.18% (up 2409.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 48.41%, down 1015.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 56.18% for Q4 2025 at Quantum, up from 45.38% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 60.96% in Q2 2025 to a low of 137.83% in Q2 2024.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 3.05% across 5 years, with a median of 23.75% in 2021.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed plunged 25984 bps in 2021, then soared 19879 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 16.03% in 2021, then jumped by 42 bps to 9.36% in 2022, then surged by 601 bps to 46.87% in 2023, then sank by 32 bps to 32.09% in 2024, then soared by 75 bps to 56.18% in 2025.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 56.18% (Q4 2025), 45.38% (Q3 2025), and 60.96% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | Quantum | 173.85 Mn | 173.19 Mn | 28.93 Mn | 56.18% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 56.18% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 45.38% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 60.96% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 43.47% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 32.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -113.37% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -137.83% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 51.08% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 46.87% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 36.54% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -35.90% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -25.61% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -9.36% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -24.15% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -14.33% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -18.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -16.03% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.63% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 35.56% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 26.88% |