Block (XYZ) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2016 - 2026)
Block (XYZ) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 4.10% for Q3 2026, down 0.33 percentage points from 4.43% a year earlier but up 0.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Block (XYZ) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Block posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 6.15%, up 2.76 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +6.76 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 3.39% in FY2024 (+4.58 pp), -1.20% in FY2023 (+3.04 pp), -4.23% in FY2022 (-6.96 pp) and 2.73% in FY2021 (+3.34 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of -2.86% in Q4 2022 and a high of 5.89% in Q4 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] gained in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.89 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 4.35 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2022 (a drop of 6.28 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 4.02% (Q2 2026), 4.34% (Q1 2026) and 5.89% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Block | 51.14 Bn | 22.87 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 4.10% |
| 2 | PayPal Holdings | 49.62 Bn | 8.32 Bn | - | 17.00% |
| 3 | Fiserv | 33.93 Bn | 31.16 Bn | 2.76 Bn | -4.21% |
| 4 | Coinbase Global | 33.79 Bn | -5.85 Bn | - | 1.02% |
| 5 | Corpay | 29.77 Bn | 18.90 Bn | - | 20.60% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 24.30 Bn | -237.28 Mn | 2.01 Bn | 1.58% |
| 7 | Iren | 14.79 Bn | -105.20 Mn | 182.00 Mn | -8.11% |
| 8 | Guidewire Software | 12.98 Bn | 9.54 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 7.92% |
| 9 | Chime Financial | 12.86 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 646.07 Mn | 2.85% |
| 10 | Jack Henry & Associates | 12.37 Bn | 12.28 Bn | 325.50 Mn | 24.62% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.10% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.02% |
| 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% |
API Access
Block 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=XYZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "XYZ", "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=XYZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();