Growth Metrics

Skillsoft (SKIL) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026)

Quarterly results put Return on Capital Employed at 16.06% for Q1 2026, down 615.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 16.06% (down 615.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 13.53%, down 496.0%.

Skillsoft has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 7 years, most recently at 16.06% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed reached 16.06% in Q1 2026 per SKIL's latest filing, down from 12.36% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 3.08% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 67.35% in Q1 2023.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 24.51% (2024), compared with a mean of 28.56%.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed hit 3743bps in 2023, while the deepest fall reached -6218bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 48.04% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 78bps to 10.61% in 2023, then plummeted by -232bps to 35.23% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 65bps to 12.36% in 2025, then decreased by -30bps to 16.06% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for SKIL at 16.06% in Q1 2026, 12.36% in Q4 2025, and 8.08% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn 46.13%
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 3.48%
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 23.56%
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 7.87%
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 19.19%
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 18.63%
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 8.69%
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 9.78%
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 8.38%
10 Skillsoft 60.24 Mn -44.27 Mn 111.29 Mn -16.06%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 -16.06%
Oct 31, 2025 -12.36%
Jul 31, 2025 -8.08%
Apr 30, 2025 -8.65%
Jan 31, 2025 -9.91%
Oct 31, 2024 -35.23%
Jul 31, 2024 -35.88%
Apr 30, 2024 -33.89%
Jan 31, 2024 -32.97%
Oct 31, 2023 -10.61%
Jul 31, 2023 -60.80%
Apr 30, 2023 -65.26%
Jan 31, 2023 -67.35%
Oct 31, 2022 -48.04%
Jul 31, 2022 -8.86%
Apr 30, 2022 -3.08%
Mar 31, 2021 -0.31%
Dec 31, 2020 -0.13%
Sep 30, 2020 -0.22%
Jun 30, 2020 -0.23%
Mar 31, 2020 -0.20%