Unity Software (U) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2020 - 2026)
Unity Software's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -12.27% for Q2 2026, down 3.69 percentage points from -8.58% a year earlier but up 1.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Unity Software (U) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Unity Software's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -9.10%, up 3.27 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last five years, with a five-year change of +13.54 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -12.38% in FY2024 (+0.16 pp), -12.53% in FY2023 (+4.03 pp), -16.56% in FY2022 (+0.43 pp) and -16.99% in FY2021 (+5.65 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] is -22.37% (Q3 2021) to -8.54% (Q3 2025).
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.64 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q2 2022 (a gain of 7.98 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2026 (a drop of 4.92 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows U's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at -13.57% (Q1 2026), -9.07% (Q4 2025) and -8.54% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 328.64 Bn | 313.71 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.86% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 276.50 Bn | 256.94 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -1.66% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 132.74 Bn | 118.67 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 44.16% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 120.19 Bn | 107.50 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -25.24% |
| 5 | Datadog | 99.51 Bn | 81.15 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 0.30% |
| 6 | Okta | 35.35 Bn | 25.44 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 3.21% |
| 7 | Axon Enterprise | 33.58 Bn | 28.10 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 0.40% |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.06 Bn | 18.18 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | MongoDB | 28.84 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 569.77 Mn | -0.47% |
| 10 | Unity Software | 19.19 Bn | 11.01 Bn | 434.76 Mn | -12.27% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -12.27% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -13.57% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -9.07% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -8.54% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -8.58% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -8.65% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -12.93% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -15.28% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -15.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -15.63% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -12.93% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -12.83% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -14.25% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -14.20% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -16.74% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -18.06% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -15.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -13.88% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -16.97% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -22.37% |
Unity Software Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=U&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "U", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=U&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();