Growth Metrics

Thomson Reuters (TRI) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 149.0% to 15.32% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 15.32% through Mar 2026, up 149.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 14.48% for FY2025, 54.0% up from the prior year.

Thomson Reuters filings provide 18 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 15.32% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed hit 15.32% in Q1 2026 for Thomson Reuters, up from 14.78% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 16.13% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 6.29% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 12.8%, with a median of 13.9% recorded in 2025.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed plummeted -518bps in 2022 before it skyrocketed 786bps in 2023.
  • Thomson Reuters' Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.08% in 2022, then soared by 33bps to 14.77% in 2023, then decreased by -5bps to 14.06% in 2024, then grew by 5bps to 14.78% in 2025, then increased by 4bps to 15.32% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for TRI's Return on Capital Employed are 15.32% (Q1 2026), 14.78% (Q4 2025), and 16.13% (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 Thomson Reuters 88.17 Mn -882.83 Mn - 15.32%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 15.32%
Dec 31, 2025 14.78%
Sep 30, 2025 16.13%
Jun 30, 2025 13.90%
Mar 31, 2025 13.82%
Dec 31, 2024 14.06%
Sep 30, 2024 13.10%
Jun 30, 2024 13.26%
Mar 31, 2024 15.65%
Dec 31, 2023 14.77%
Sep 30, 2023 14.78%
Jun 30, 2023 14.72%
Mar 31, 2023 10.94%
Dec 31, 2022 11.08%
Sep 30, 2022 8.08%
Jun 30, 2022 6.86%
Mar 31, 2022 6.29%
Dec 31, 2021 6.20%
Sep 30, 2021 9.37%
Jun 30, 2021 9.24%
Mar 31, 2021 11.48%
Dec 31, 2020 13.03%
Sep 30, 2020 7.99%
Jun 30, 2020 7.68%
Mar 31, 2020 8.72%
Dec 31, 2019 8.93%
Sep 30, 2019 18.58%
Jun 30, 2019 16.53%
Mar 31, 2019 5.40%
Dec 31, 2018 4.06%
Sep 30, 2018 4.46%
Jun 30, 2018 5.12%
Mar 31, 2018 4.81%
Dec 31, 2017 4.74%
Sep 30, 2017 5.01%
Jun 30, 2017 5.18%
Mar 31, 2017 5.82%
Dec 31, 2016 5.90%
Sep 30, 2016 6.96%
Jun 30, 2016 6.62%