Toast (TOST) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
Toast (TOST) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 17.47% for Q1 2026, up 1052.0% YoY from 1.52% in Q1 2025, and up 24.95% sequentially from 13.98% in Q4 2025.
Toast (TOST) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Toast has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 6 years of filings, most recently posting 17.47% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1052.0% year-over-year to 17.47%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 17.47% (up 1052.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 16.15%, up 1499.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed advanced to 17.47% in Q1 2026, from 13.98% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for TOST reached as high as 17.47% in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 31.12% in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 19.43% (2024), against an average of 11.69%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed sank 1371 bps — and 2025, when it surged 2637 bps.
- 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.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 17.47%, 13.98%, and 12.21% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,853.66 Bn | 2,775.39 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 27.43% |
| 2 | Oracle | 408.21 Bn | 376.86 Bn | 17.12 Bn | 9.73% |
| 3 | Palantir Technologies | 300.98 Bn | 293.06 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 24.39% |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 247.84 Bn | 243.30 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 8.75% |
| 5 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 193.63 Bn | 190.57 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -4.62% |
| 6 | Fortinet | 117.45 Bn | 114.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 40.10% |
| 7 | Cloudflare | 86.88 Bn | 85.93 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -5.85% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 86.18 Bn | 86.06 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.98% |
| 9 | Block | 46.10 Bn | 39.21 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 4.34% |
| 10 | Toast | 16.87 Bn | 15.10 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% |