Verisign (VRSN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2025)
Verisign's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 3536.28% in Q4 2025, up 2421.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Verisign (VRSN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2025) 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 Q4 2025 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q3 2009.
- 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 Q1 2022 (a drop of 9.31 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, VRSN's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q4 2025 was 1115.05% (Q3 2025), 645.26% (Q2 2025) and 761.92% (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,781.98 Bn | 3,705.13 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 27.85% |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 207.92 Bn | 158.82 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 9.40% |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 114.07 Bn | 97.60 Bn | 499.52 Mn | -9.60% |
| 4 | Equinix | 99.76 Bn | 88.32 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 5.75% |
| 5 | Nebius | 58.67 Bn | 32.10 Bn | 448.70 Mn | -2.94% |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 46.87 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -0.51% |
| 7 | Verisign | 25.50 Bn | 22.71 Bn | 384.60 Mn | - |
| 8 | Nutanix | 18.59 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 10.69% |
| 9 | Akamai Technologies | 15.65 Bn | 9.06 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 4.33% |
| 10 | DigitalOcean Holdings | 14.31 Bn | 12.31 Bn | 154.66 Mn | 7.23% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 100.50% |
API Access
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_KEYimport 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();