Sprout Social (SPT) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026)
Sprout Social (SPT) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 13.67% for Q1 2026, up 1377.0% year-over-year from 0.93% in Q1 2025, and up 22.63% quarter-over-quarter from 17.67% in Q4 2025.
Sprout Social (SPT) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sprout Social (SPT) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 7 consecutive years, with 13.67% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1377.0% year-over-year to 13.67%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.67% (up 1377.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 19.8%, up 1168.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed grew to 13.67% in Q1 2026 per SPT's latest filing, from 17.67% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 13.67% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 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.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 1619 bps — and 2025, when it jumped 1447 bps.
- Sprout Social's Return on Capital Employed stood at 33.68% in 2022, then advanced by 5 bps to 31.86% in 2023, then slipped by 1 bps to 32.13% in 2024, then soared by 45 bps to 17.67% in 2025, then increased by 23 bps to 13.67% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows SPT's Return on Capital Employed at 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 | 255.48 Bn | 234.41 Bn | 16.51 Bn | 38.72% |
| 2 | Shopify | 198.95 Bn | 194.00 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 14.37% |
| 3 | Salesforce | 160.70 Bn | 148.86 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 10.65% |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 154.94 Bn | 149.73 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 13.97% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 128.25 Bn | 123.58 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 10.59% |
| 6 | Snowflake | 114.00 Bn | 111.05 Bn | 926.45 Mn | -25.94% |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 108.58 Bn | 104.35 Bn | 2.51 Bn | -46.62% |
| 8 | Adobe | 105.34 Bn | 99.72 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 51.24% |
| 9 | Intuit | 94.55 Bn | 87.77 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 23.43% |
| 10 | Sprout Social | 599.18 Mn | 479.25 Mn | 96.09 Mn | -10.19% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -10.19% |
| 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% |