System1 (SST) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026)

System1's (SST) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 42.21% in Q1 2026, down 2048.0% year-on-year from 2.17% in Q1 2025, and down 69.16% quarter-over-quarter from 24.95% in Q4 2025.

System1 (SST) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

System1 has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 7 years of filings, most recently posting 42.21% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 42.21%, down 2048.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 42.21% (down 2048.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 21.72%, down 98.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 42.21% for Q1 2026 at System1, down from 24.95% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.05% in Q1 2022 to a low of 49.81% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 23.53% (2024), against an average of 25.32%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 9502 bps in 2022 and soared 3177 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • System1's Return on Capital Employed stood at 49.15% in 2022, then retreated by 1 bps to 49.81% in 2023, then soared by 51 bps to 24.33% in 2024, then retreated by 3 bps to 24.95% in 2025, then plunged by 69 bps to 42.21% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 42.21% (Q1 2026), 24.95% (Q4 2025), and 18.52% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Cintas 70.95 Bn 70.77 Bn 1.45 Bn 30.25%
2 Copart 29.43 Bn 26.09 Bn 1.08 Bn 17.98%
3 Rb Global 20.04 Bn 19.85 Bn 869.50 Mn 7.10%
4 UL Solutions 19.54 Bn 19.30 Bn 381.00 Mn 27.02%
5 Global Payments 18.52 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.70 Bn 3.08%
6 Aramark 14.28 Bn 13.87 Bn 426.35 Mn 7.90%
7 Relx 11.84 Bn 11.60 Bn - -
8 Amentum Holdings 5.58 Bn 5.67 Bn 345.00 Mn 5.80%
9 Dolby Laboratories 5.00 Bn 4.42 Bn 350.90 Mn 9.19%
10 System1 24.27 Mn -51.34 Mn 23.37 Mn -42.21%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -42.21%
Dec 31, 2025 -24.95%
Sep 30, 2025 -18.52%
Jun 30, 2025 -20.62%
Mar 31, 2025 -21.73%
Dec 31, 2024 -24.33%
Sep 30, 2024 -24.18%
Jun 30, 2024 -22.88%
Mar 31, 2024 -18.04%
Mar 31, 2023 -49.81%
Dec 31, 2022 -49.15%
Sep 30, 2022 -34.81%
Jun 30, 2022 -3.31%
Mar 31, 2022 0.05%
Dec 31, 2021 45.88%
Sep 30, 2021 8.29%
Jun 30, 2021 5.13%
Mar 31, 2021 1.96%
Dec 31, 2020 -0.16%