Verisign (VRSN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Verisign's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 730.86% in Q3 2026, down 384.20 percentage points from 1115.05% a year earlier.
Verisign (VRSN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Verisign came in at 3386.71%, up 1118.33 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased for seven consecutive years, with a five-year change of +3286.41 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 2268.38% in FY2024 (+2087.34 pp), 181.04% in FY2023 (+53.88 pp), 127.15% in FY2022 (+18.99 pp) and 108.17% in FY2021 (+7.87 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q2 2025.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q1 2025 (a gain of 567.79 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2026 (a drop of 384.20 percentage points).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,895.54 Bn | 3,818.69 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 27.85% |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 238.91 Bn | 189.81 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 9.40% |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 105.03 Bn | 88.56 Bn | 499.52 Mn | -9.60% |
| 4 | Equinix | 94.23 Bn | 82.79 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 5.75% |
| 5 | Nebius | 40.16 Bn | 13.60 Bn | 448.70 Mn | -2.94% |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 29.89 Bn | 16.98 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -0.51% |
| 7 | Verisign | 26.97 Bn | 24.32 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 730.86% |
| 8 | Nutanix | 19.10 Bn | 10.78 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 10.69% |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 14.18 Bn | 9.76 Bn | 828.20 Mn | 25.57% |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 13.43 Bn | 6.84 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 4.33% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 730.86% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3,536.28% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1,115.05% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 645.26% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 761.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 243.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 194.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 187.40% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 192.96% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 168.98% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 167.24% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 151.62% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 139.70% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 112.93% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 99.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 105.03% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 116.35% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 109.26% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 108.32% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 106.09% |
Verisign 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=VRSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "VRSN", "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=VRSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();