Upland Software (UPLD) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026)
Upland Software (UPLD) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -4.05% in Q2 2026, down 0.33 percentage points from -3.72% a year earlier and down 7.33 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Upland Software (UPLD) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Upland Software reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 1.17%, up 18.83 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +4.03 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -17.66% in FY2024 (+1.38 pp), -19.04% in FY2023 (-14.66 pp), -4.37% in FY2022 (-0.36 pp) and -4.02% in FY2021 (-1.16 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] rose in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +9.70 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 25.65 percentage points in Q4 2025, against a drop of 18.07 percentage points in Q3 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 3.28% (Q1 2026), 1.40% (Q4 2025) and -1.38% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adobe | 92.94 Bn | 68.19 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 51.31% |
| 2 | Atlassian | 48.88 Bn | 42.16 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 0.45% |
| 3 | Twilio | 45.24 Bn | 35.23 Bn | 725.87 Mn | 2.39% |
| 4 | Autodesk | 44.31 Bn | 32.34 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 35.01% |
| 5 | Zoom Communications | 27.15 Bn | -3.64 Bn | 985.50 Mn | 11.23% |
| 6 | Figma | 11.33 Bn | 4.84 Bn | 309.61 Mn | -93.81% |
| 7 | Dropbox | 7.45 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 506.50 Mn | 38.55% |
| 8 | Nice | 6.88 Bn | 5.35 Bn | 995.81 Mn | 43.95% |
| 9 | RingCentral | 6.55 Bn | 6.05 Bn | 472.31 Mn | 23.49% |
| 10 | Upland Software | 11.03 Mn | -101.95 Mn | 37.47 Mn | -4.05% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -4.05% |
| 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% |
API Access
Upland 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=UPLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "UPLD", "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=UPLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();