Zoom Communications (ZM) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)
Zoom Communications (ZM) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 11.61% for Q1 2026, up 251.0% year-over-year from 3.31% in Q1 2025, and down 2.16% quarter-over-quarter from 11.87% in Q4 2025.
Zoom Communications (ZM) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Zoom Communications (ZM) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 8 consecutive years, with 11.61% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 251.0% year-over-year to 11.61%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 11.61% (up 251.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 11.86%, up 235.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed retreated to 11.61% in Q1 2026 per ZM's latest filing, from 11.87% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 18.71% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 1.05% in Q2 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 9.14% across 5 years, with a median of 9.11% in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed sank 1618 bps — and 2024, when it surged 765 bps.
- Zoom Communications' Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.37% in 2022, then plunged by 70 bps to 3.08% in 2023, then jumped by 181 bps to 8.66% in 2024, then surged by 37 bps to 11.87% in 2025, then fell by 2 bps to 11.61% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ZM's Return on Capital Employed at 11.61% in Q1 2026, 11.87% in Q4 2025, and 10.73% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 11.61% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 11.87% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 10.73% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 9.39% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 9.11% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 8.66% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 8.68% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 8.70% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 6.68% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 3.08% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 1.78% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 1.05% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 3.93% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 10.37% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 13.88% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 17.23% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 18.71% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 21.14% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 21.48% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 21.22% |