Yext (YEXT) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026)
Yext's (YEXT) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 15.26% in Q1 2026, up 2933.0% year-on-year from 0.5% in Q1 2025, and up 90.94% on a QoQ basis from 7.99% in Q4 2025.
Yext (YEXT) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Yext (YEXT) has 10 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 15.26% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 2933.0% year-over-year to 15.26% in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 15.26%, a 2933.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 13.96%, up 2907.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 15.26%, up from 7.99% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for YEXT reached as high as 15.26% in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 32.57% in Q1 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 12.18% across 5 years, with a median of 9.81% in 2025.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 2950 bps in 2024 and slumped 1101 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 31.79% in 2022, then jumped by 81 bps to 6.05% in 2023, then sank by 43 bps to 8.65% in 2024, then surged by 192 bps to 7.99% in 2025, then jumped by 91 bps to 15.26% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 15.26% in Q1 2026, 7.99% in Q4 2025, and 3.62% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,921.46 Bn | 2,797.02 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 27.43% |
| 2 | PagSeguro Digital | 2,686.70 Bn | 2,686.70 Bn | 358.92 Mn | 54.07% |
| 3 | Oracle | 344.13 Bn | 312.24 Bn | - | 9.73% |
| 4 | Repay Holdings | 342.29 Bn | 342.15 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Palantir Technologies | 294.57 Bn | 286.54 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 24.39% |
| 6 | Palo Alto Networks | 224.46 Bn | 219.93 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 8.75% |
| 7 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 182.52 Bn | 179.42 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -4.62% |
| 8 | Fortinet | 111.29 Bn | 107.99 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 40.10% |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 93.63 Bn | 92.68 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -5.85% |
| 10 | Yext | 697.52 Mn | 541.90 Mn | 82.30 Mn | 15.26% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 15.26% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 7.99% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 3.62% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -9.81% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -14.08% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -8.65% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -5.23% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -4.00% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -3.06% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -6.05% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -10.02% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -15.68% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -32.57% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -31.79% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -31.87% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -30.81% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -30.23% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -25.51% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -23.83% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | -23.84% |