Toast (TOST) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
Toast (TOST) reported Return on Capital Employed of 17.47% for Q1 2026, up 1052.0% year-over-year from 1.52% in Q1 2025, and up 24.95% quarter-over-quarter from 13.98% in Q4 2025.
Toast (TOST) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Toast (TOST) has 6 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 17.47% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 17.47%, up 1052.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 17.47% (up 1052.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 16.15%, up 1499.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 17.47% in Q1 2026 per TOST's latest filing, from 13.98% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 17.47% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 31.12% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 11.69% and a median of 19.43% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1371 bps in 2022, then surged 2637 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 30.6% in 2022, then grew by 24 bps to 23.28% in 2023, then jumped by 104 bps to 1.0% in 2024, then jumped by 1304 bps to 13.98% in 2025, then advanced by 25 bps to 17.47% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows TOST's Return on Capital Employed at 17.47% in Q1 2026, 13.98% in Q4 2025, and 12.21% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,903.35 Bn | 2,825.07 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 27.43% |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,127.45 Bn | 1,113.30 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Oracle | 528.84 Bn | 490.27 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 10.62% |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 306.36 Bn | 298.44 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 24.39% |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 194.33 Bn | 189.79 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 8.75% |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 171.19 Bn | 168.13 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -4.62% |
| 7 | Fortinet | 108.13 Bn | 104.84 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 40.10% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 86.21 Bn | 86.09 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.98% |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 80.35 Bn | 79.41 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -5.85% |
| 10 | Toast | 14.58 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 447.00 Mn | 17.47% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.47% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.98% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.21% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.67% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.94% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -5.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -12.14% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -19.43% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -23.28% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -26.60% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -29.40% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -30.24% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -30.60% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -31.12% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -28.87% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -24.28% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -16.89% |