Telos (TLS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Telos (TLS) reported Return on Capital Employed of 28.58% for Q1 2026, up 1336.0% on a YoY basis from 1.99% in Q1 2025, and up 17.39% quarter-over-quarter from 34.59% in Q4 2025.
Telos (TLS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Telos has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 28.58% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1336.0% year-over-year to 28.58%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 28.58% (up 1336.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 35.52%, down 89.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 28.58%, up from 34.59% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 20.85% in Q1 2024, with the low at 46.98% in Q2 2025.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 29.01% across 5 years, with a median of 25.82% in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 2588 bps — and 2026, when it soared 1336 bps.
- Telos' Return on Capital Employed stood at 27.35% in 2022, then climbed by 12 bps to 24.07% in 2023, then sank by 66 bps to 39.87% in 2024, then advanced by 13 bps to 34.59% in 2025, then grew by 17 bps to 28.58% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 28.58% (Q1 2026), 34.59% (Q4 2025), and 24.57% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | Telos | 326.66 Mn | 276.43 Mn | 17.38 Mn | -28.58% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -28.58% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -34.59% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -24.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -46.98% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -41.94% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -39.87% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -36.81% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -21.10% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -20.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -24.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -25.82% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -25.36% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -26.53% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -27.35% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -23.82% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -21.67% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -23.34% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -21.47% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -25.68% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -21.38% |