Sprout Social (SPT) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026)
Sprout Social's (SPT) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 13.67% in Q1 2026, up 1377.0% year-on-year from 0.93% in Q1 2025, and up 22.63% on a QoQ basis from 17.67% in Q4 2025.
Sprout Social (SPT) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sprout Social (SPT) has 7 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 13.67% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 1377.0% year-over-year to 13.67% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 13.67%, a 1377.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 19.8%, up 1168.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 13.67%, up from 17.67% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for SPT reached as high as 13.67% in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 35.29% in Q2 2024.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 28.17% across 5 years, with a median of 31.71% in 2024.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 1619 bps in 2022 and surged 1447 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 33.68% in 2022, then grew by 5 bps to 31.86% in 2023, then declined by 1 bps to 32.13% in 2024, then surged by 45 bps to 17.67% in 2025, then gained by 23 bps to 13.67% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 13.67% in Q1 2026, 17.67% in Q4 2025, and 19.87% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | 9.52% |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 12.81% |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 10.65% |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 10.59% |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -7.29% |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | -25.94% |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 17.43% |
| 10 | Sprout Social | 65.75 Mn | -45.87 Mn | 93.51 Mn | -13.67% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -13.67% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -17.67% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -19.87% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -25.13% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -27.43% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -32.13% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -31.71% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -35.29% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -33.50% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -31.86% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -32.25% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -34.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -34.73% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -33.68% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -30.64% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -25.62% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -19.64% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -17.64% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -14.45% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -14.23% |