SEMrush Holdings (SEMR) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2025)
SEMrush Holdings (SEMR) reported Return on Capital Employed of 7.65% for Q4 2025, down 1069.0% on a YoY basis from 0.79% in Q4 2024, and down 216.31% quarter-over-quarter from 2.42% in Q3 2025.
SEMrush Holdings (SEMR) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
SEMrush Holdings has reported Return on Capital Employed for 5 years, with the latest figure at 7.65% in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 1069.0% year-over-year to 7.65%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 7.65% (down 1069.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.5%, down 1186.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 stood at 7.65%, down from 2.42% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 4.2% in Q2 2024, with the low at 21.83% in Q1 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 4.81% across 5 years, with a median of 2.68% in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 1889 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 2376 bps.
- SEMrush Holdings' Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.33% in 2021, then plunged by 1221 bps to 17.53% in 2022, then soared by 80 bps to 3.45% in 2023, then jumped by 188 bps to 3.04% in 2024, then slumped by 352 bps to 7.65% in 2025.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 7.65% (Q4 2025), 2.42% (Q3 2025), and 0.33% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -7.65% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.33% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.44% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.49% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.20% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.94% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.45% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -12.24% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -18.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -21.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -17.53% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -11.38% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -6.65% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.94% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.33% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.32% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.63% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -3.86% |