Sap Se (SAP) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Sap Se's quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 40.19% in Q1 2026, up 1587.0% year-on-year from 2.38% in Q1 2025, and up 11.09% quarter-over-quarter from 36.18% in Q4 2025.
Sap Se has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 40.19% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1587.0% year-over-year to 40.19%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 40.19% (up 1587.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 18.04%, down 478.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 40.19%, up from 36.18% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 40.19% in Q1 2026, with the low at 6.16% in Q2 2024.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 24.66%, with a median of 27.35% recorded in 2022.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed sank 2049 bps in 2023 and jumped 2544 bps in 2025.
- Tracing SAP's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 35.53% in 2022, then retreated by 26 bps to 26.31% in 2023, then fell by 29 bps to 18.7% in 2024, then soared by 93 bps to 36.18% in 2025, then climbed by 11 bps to 40.19% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 40.19% (Q1 2026), 36.18% (Q4 2025), and 30.89% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 12.51% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 12.81% |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 12.32% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.43% |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 49.21% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -20.99% |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 23.43% |
| 10 | Datadog | 78.54 Bn | 73.78 Bn | 797.20 Mn | -0.48% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 40.19% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 36.18% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 30.89% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 31.60% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.70% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.35% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.24% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 26.31% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.95% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.83% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 33.03% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 35.53% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.35% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 30.32% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 29.35% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.53% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 28.96% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 33.67% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 34.34% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 34.80% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 30.79% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 24.66% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 22.98% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 25.02% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 30.29% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 35.82% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 37.17% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 37.05% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 37.15% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 13.35% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 13.30% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 46.94% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 45.31% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 23.53% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 21.16% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 19.87% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 18.82% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 20.22% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 16.18% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 14.83% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 17.18% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 20.03% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 19.71% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 22.16% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 21.32% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 21.61% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 30.54% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 17.57% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 27.36% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 29.24% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 24.70% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 28.91% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 33.05% |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 38.20% |