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
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% |