Quantum (QMCO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Quantum (QMCO) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 46.49% for Q1 2026, up 301.0% year-over-year from 11.59% in Q1 2025, and down 17.26% quarter-over-quarter from 56.18% in Q4 2025.
Quantum (QMCO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Quantum's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 46.49% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 301.0% year-over-year to 46.49%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 46.49% (up 301.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 49.36%, up 95.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 46.49%, down from 56.18% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 60.96% in Q2 2025, with the low at 137.83% in Q2 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 32.09% (2024), against an average of 2.38%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed sank 14991 bps in 2024, then surged 19879 bps in 2025.
- Quantum's Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.36% in 2022, then jumped by 601 bps to 46.87% in 2023, then plunged by 32 bps to 32.09% in 2024, then surged by 75 bps to 56.18% in 2025, then declined by 17 bps to 46.49% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows QMCO's Return on Capital Employed at 46.49% in Q1 2026, 56.18% in Q4 2025, and 45.38% in Q3 2025.
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| 10 | Quantum | 154.58 Mn | 153.92 Mn | 27.85 Mn | 46.49% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 46.49% |
| 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% |