Visa (V) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Visa has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 39.33% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 69.0% year-over-year to 39.33%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 39.33% (up 69.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 38.69%, up 293.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 39.33%, up from 36.71% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 39.33% in Q1 2026, with the low at 28.43% in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 33.36% across 5 years, with a median of 32.0% in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 836 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 53 bps.
• Visa's Return on Capital Employed stood at 28.94% in 2022, then rose by 11 bps to 32.0% in 2023, then climbed by 16 bps to 37.24% in 2024, then retreated by 1 bps to 36.71% in 2025, then gained by 7 bps to 39.33% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 39.33% (Q1 2026), 36.71% (Q4 2025), and 37.04% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.