Upland Software (UPLD) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)
Upland Software (UPLD) posted Return on Capital Employed of 3.28% for Q1 2026, up 135.27% on a QoQ basis from 1.4% in Q4 2025, and up 627.0% year-over-year from 0.45% in Q1 2025.
Upland Software (UPLD) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Upland Software's Return on Capital Employed history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 3.28% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 627.0% year-over-year to 3.28% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.28% (up 627.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.17%, up 1883.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 3.28% for Q1 2026 at Upland Software, up from 1.4% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 3.28% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 24.25% in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 10.55% and a median of 4.18% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 1807 bps — and 2025, when it soared 2565 bps.
- Upland Software's Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.18% in 2022, then sank by 422 bps to 21.82% in 2023, then fell by 11 bps to 24.25% in 2024, then jumped by 106 bps to 1.4% in 2025, then surged by 135 bps to 3.28% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows UPLD's Return on Capital Employed at 3.28% in Q1 2026, 1.4% in Q4 2025, and 1.38% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | 9.52% |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 12.81% |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 10.65% |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 10.59% |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -7.29% |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | -25.94% |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 17.43% |
| 10 | Upland Software | 12.42 Mn | -17.99 Mn | 36.76 Mn | 3.28% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.28% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.40% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.38% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.72% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.99% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -24.25% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -20.76% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -18.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -17.14% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -21.82% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -21.16% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -19.58% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -18.22% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.18% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -3.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -3.84% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -3.69% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.99% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -3.52% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -3.20% |