TransUnion (TRU) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)
TransUnion (TRU) reported Return on Capital Employed of 8.05% for Q1 2026, up 47.0% year-over-year from 5.48% in Q1 2025, and down 6.53% on a QoQ basis from 8.61% in Q4 2025.
TransUnion (TRU) has 13 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 8.05% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 47.0% year-over-year to 8.05% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.05% (up 47.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.67%, up 199.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed fell to 8.05% in Q1 2026 per TRU's latest filing, from 8.61% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 8.61% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 1.27% in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 5.78% (2022), against an average of 5.44%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Return on Capital Employed slumped 456 bps; it then soared 620 bps in 2025.
- Tracing TRU's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 5.78% in 2022, then sank by 78 bps to 1.27% in 2023, then jumped by 426 bps to 6.69% in 2024, then climbed by 29 bps to 8.61% in 2025, then retreated by 7 bps to 8.05% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest TRU Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 8.05% (Q1 2026), 8.61% (Q4 2025), and 8.14% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 126.06 Bn | 129.16 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 13.36% |
| 2 | Cme | 98.29 Bn | 98.29 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 12.95% |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 83.83 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 16.61% |
| 4 | Moodys | 80.13 Bn | 78.77 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 29.45% |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 52.44 Bn | 51.76 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 9.84% |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 50.05 Bn | 49.52 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 3.53% |
| 7 | Msci | 46.28 Bn | 45.89 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 44.72% |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 34.92 Bn | 32.75 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 28.43% |
| 9 | TransUnion | 13.79 Bn | 13.22 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 8.05% |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 9.06 Bn | 8.78 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 20.15% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.05% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.61% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.14% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.67% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.58% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.69% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.55% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.63% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.27% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.93% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.78% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.45% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.37% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.52% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.43% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.78% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.46% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 8.15% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.60% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 8.10% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 8.64% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 9.37% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 9.36% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 9.06% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 8.13% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 7.76% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 7.83% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 7.65% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 9.07% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 10.31% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 10.23% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 9.73% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 9.21% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 7.97% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 6.82% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 5.90% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 5.10% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 4.94% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 4.73% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 3.67% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 4.09% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 3.02% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 2.99% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 3.31% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 3.56% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 7.59% |