System1 (SST) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026)
Quarterly results put Return on Capital Employed at 42.21% for Q1 2026, down 2048.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was 42.21% (down 2048.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 21.72%, down 98.0%.
System1 has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 7 years, most recently at 42.21% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed reached 42.21% in Q1 2026 per SST's latest filing, down from 24.95% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.05% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 49.81% in Q1 2023.
- Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 23.53% (2024), compared with a mean of 25.32%.
- The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed tumbled -9502bps in 2022 before it soared 3177bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 49.15% in 2022, then dropped by -1bps to 49.81% in 2023, then soared by 51bps to 24.33% in 2024, then dropped by -3bps to 24.95% in 2025, then crashed by -69bps to 42.21% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for SST at 42.21% in Q1 2026, 24.95% in Q4 2025, and 18.52% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Relx | 81.40 Bn | 81.16 Bn | - | 47.48% |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 79.56 Bn | 78.10 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Cintas | 69.26 Bn | 69.08 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 30.25% |
| 4 | Copart | 33.09 Bn | 28.01 Bn | 971.24 Mn | 16.88% |
| 5 | UL Solutions | 20.56 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 27.02% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 19.88 Bn | 14.69 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 3.08% |
| 7 | Rb Global | 19.08 Bn | 18.89 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 7.10% |
| 8 | Aramark | 13.57 Bn | 13.16 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 7.90% |
| 9 | Amentum Holdings | 5.65 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 5.80% |
| 10 | System1 | 21.03 Mn | -54.58 Mn | 23.37 Mn | -42.21% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |