Block (XYZ) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)
Block's (XYZ) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 4.34% in Q1 2026, up 86.0% year-on-year from 2.33% in Q1 2025, and down 26.34% quarter-over-quarter from 5.89% in Q4 2025.
Block (XYZ) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Block has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 11 years of filings, most recently posting 4.34% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 4.34%, up 86.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.34% (up 86.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 6.15%, up 276.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 4.34% for Q1 2026 at Block, down from 5.89% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 5.89% in Q4 2025 to a low of 2.86% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.11% (2024), against an average of 0.95%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 628 bps in 2022 and soared 435 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Block's Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.86% in 2022, then soared by 59 bps to 1.17% in 2023, then jumped by 373 bps to 3.18% in 2024, then jumped by 85 bps to 5.89% in 2025, then declined by 26 bps to 4.34% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 4.34% (Q1 2026), 5.89% (Q4 2025), and 4.43% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,998.30 Bn | 2,920.03 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 27.43% |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,040.72 Bn | 1,026.57 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Oracle | 590.32 Bn | 551.74 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 10.62% |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 316.31 Bn | 308.39 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 24.39% |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 181.17 Bn | 176.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 8.75% |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 161.69 Bn | 158.63 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -4.62% |
| 7 | Fortinet | 102.35 Bn | 99.06 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 40.10% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 88.25 Bn | 88.13 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.98% |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 83.26 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -5.85% |
| 10 | Block | 40.84 Bn | 33.95 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 4.34% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.34% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.89% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.43% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.33% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.48% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.18% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.78% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.71% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.17% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.25% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.40% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.86% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.50% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.14% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.83% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.03% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.14% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.14% |