Autodesk
Autodesk returns on capital
Annual and trailing 12-month returns on invested capital, equity and assets.
ROIC
% · Annual / TTM
ROCE
% · Annual / TTM
ROIIC
% · Annual / TTM
ROE
% · Annual / TTM
ROA
% · Annual / TTM
ROIC − WACC
Percentage points · Scenario
Quarterly data
| Fiscal period | Ended | ROIC% | ROCE% | ROIIC% | ROE% | ROA% | ROIC − WACCPercentage points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2027 Q2 | Jul 31, 2026 | 53.15% | 32.28% | — | 53.85% | 13.78% | 43.8 pp |
| FY 2027 Q1 | Apr 30, 2026 | 45.83% | 30.52% | — | 50.4% | 12.99% | 36.5 pp |
| FY 2026 Q4 | Jan 31, 2026 | 33.44% | 25.57% | — | 39.68% | 9.65% | 24.1 pp |
| FY 2026 Q3 | Oct 31, 2025 | 31.92% | 24.95% | — | 40.33% | 10.42% | 22.6 pp |
| FY 2026 Q2 | Jul 31, 2025 | 31.68% | 23.32% | — | 40.2% | 10.02% | 22.4 pp |
| FY 2026 Q1 | Apr 30, 2025 | 33.86% | 22.6% | 3.17% | 42.36% | 9.91% | 24.6 pp |
| FY 2025 Q4 | Jan 31, 2025 | 38.96% | 24.09% | 17.78% | 49.69% | 10.72% | 29.7 pp |
| FY 2025 Q3 | Oct 31, 2024 | 36.75% | 23.74% | 10.21% | 53.25% | 11.27% | 27.4 pp |
| FY 2025 Q2 | Jul 31, 2024 | 40.98% | 23.79% | 10.15% | 57.45% | 11.09% | 31.7 pp |
| FY 2025 Q1 | Apr 30, 2024 | 48.46% | 22.25% | 8.74% | 65.21% | 10.55% | 39.2 pp |
| FY 2024 Q4 | Jan 31, 2024 | 47.84% | 20.51% | 5.13% | 60.4% | 9.36% | 38.5 pp |
| FY 2024 Q3 | Oct 31, 2023 | 44.8% | 21.5% | 67.77% | 76.8% | 10.27% | 35.5 pp |
| FY 2024 Q2 | Jul 31, 2023 | 47.37% | 20.62% | — | 89.83% | 10.08% | 38.1 pp |
| FY 2024 Q1 | Apr 30, 2023 | 55.16% | 20.66% | — | 106.21% | 9.67% | 45.9 pp |
| FY 2023 Q4 | Jan 31, 2023 | 49.61% | 19.71% | — | 82.54% | 9.12% | 40.3 pp |
| FY 2023 Q3 | Oct 31, 2022 | 33.48% | 16.96% | — | 56.64% | 7.21% | 24.2 pp |
| FY 2023 Q2 | Jul 31, 2022 | 30.57% | 17.75% | — | 53.95% | 7.13% | 21.3 pp |
| FY 2023 Q1 | Apr 30, 2022 | 29.51% | 16.17% | — | 53.87% | 6.27% | 20.2 pp |
| FY 2022 Q4 | Jan 31, 2022 | 38.63% | 14.33% | — | 54.78% | 6.26% | 29.3 pp |
| FY 2022 Q3 | Oct 31, 2021 | — | 15.74% | — | 195.55% | 18.23% | — |
| FY 2022 Q2 | Jul 31, 2021 | — | 17% | — | 188.47% | 19.97% | — |
| FY 2022 Q1 | Apr 30, 2021 | — | 17.73% | — | 262.27% | 20.2% | — |
| FY 2021 Q4 | Jan 31, 2021 | — | 18.01% | — | 292.4% | 17.95% | — |
| FY 2021 Q3 | Oct 31, 2020 | — | 21.71% | — | — | 7.81% | — |
| FY 2021 Q2 | Jul 31, 2020 | — | 19.69% | — | — | 6.84% | — |
| FY 2021 Q1 | Apr 30, 2020 | — | 16.16% | — | — | 5.9% | — |
| FY 2020 Q4 | Jan 31, 2020 | 42.41% | 12.73% | — | — | 3.93% | 33.1 pp |
| FY 2020 Q3 | Oct 31, 2019 | — | 12.52% | — | — | 3.35% | — |
| FY 2020 Q2 | Jul 31, 2019 | — | 7.52% | — | — | 1.31% | — |
| FY 2020 Q1 | Apr 30, 2019 | — | 2.37% | — | — | -0.52% | — |
| FY 2019 Q4 | Jan 31, 2019 | — | -1.13% | — | — | -1.83% | — |
| FY 2019 Q3 | Oct 31, 2018 | — | -11.8% | — | — | -8.05% | — |
| FY 2019 Q2 | Jul 31, 2018 | — | -15.84% | — | -1,123.41% | -10.14% | — |
| FY 2019 Q1 | Apr 30, 2018 | — | -20.03% | — | -273.89% | -12.46% | — |
| FY 2018 Q4 | Jan 31, 2018 | — | -22.12% | — | -237.4% | -12.72% | — |
| FY 2018 Q3 | Oct 31, 2017 | — | -17.55% | — | -97.06% | -12.62% | — |
| FY 2018 Q2 | Jul 31, 2017 | — | -16.75% | — | -71.61% | -12.55% | — |
| FY 2018 Q1 | Apr 30, 2017 | — | -15.36% | — | -55.97% | -11.29% | — |
| FY 2017 Q4 | Jan 31, 2017 | — | -15.29% | — | -49.47% | -11.29% | — |
| FY 2017 Q3 | Oct 31, 2016 | — | -9.73% | — | -32.3% | -8.98% | — |
| FY 2017 Q2 | Jul 31, 2016 | — | -6.45% | — | -21.78% | -6.78% | — |
| FY 2017 Q1 | Apr 30, 2016 | — | -4.84% | — | -26.75% | -9.81% | — |
| FY 2016 Q4 | Jan 31, 2016 | — | 0.03% | — | -17.22% | -6.34% | — |
| FY 2016 Q3 | Oct 31, 2015 | — | 0.67% | — | -12.43% | -5% | — |
| FY 2016 Q2 | Jul 31, 2015 | — | 1.44% | — | -9.28% | -3.87% | — |
| FY 2016 Q1 | Apr 30, 2015 | — | 2.84% | — | 3.22% | 1.54% | — |
| FY 2015 Q4 | Jan 31, 2015 | 8.78% | 3.43% | -28.4% | 3.65% | 1.72% | -0.5 pp |
| FY 2015 Q3 | Oct 31, 2014 | 8.66% | 4.58% | -51.51% | 5.61% | 2.74% | -0.6 pp |
| FY 2015 Q2 | Jul 31, 2014 | 11.45% | 6.22% | -16.36% | 7.89% | 3.83% | 2.2 pp |
| FY 2015 Q1 | Apr 30, 2014 | 15.67% | 7.18% | -10.67% | 9.22% | 4.51% | 6.4 pp |
| FY 2014 Q4 | Jan 31, 2014 | 19.97% | 8.39% | — | 10.63% | 5.14% | 10.7 pp |
| FY 2014 Q3 | Oct 31, 2013 | — | 10.92% | — | 11.93% | 6.44% | — |
| FY 2014 Q2 | Jul 31, 2013 | — | 9.89% | — | 10.78% | 5.82% | — |
| FY 2014 Q1 | Apr 30, 2013 | — | 10.2% | — | 10.85% | 5.89% | — |
| FY 2013 Q4 | Jan 31, 2013 | 25.66% | 11.05% | -7.86% | 12.6% | 6.57% | 16.4 pp |
| FY 2013 Q3 | Oct 31, 2012 | — | 13.51% | — | 12.74% | 7.61% | — |
| FY 2013 Q2 | Jul 31, 2012 | — | 15.97% | — | 15.01% | 9.08% | — |
| FY 2013 Q1 | Apr 30, 2012 | — | 16.4% | — | 15.54% | 9.48% | — |
| FY 2012 Q4 | Jan 31, 2012 | — | 16.97% | — | 16.34% | 9.49% | — |
| FY 2012 Q3 | Oct 31, 2011 | — | 16.61% | — | 16.25% | 9.84% | — |
| FY 2012 Q2 | Jul 31, 2011 | — | 15.93% | — | 15.43% | 9.3% | — |
| FY 2012 Q1 | Apr 30, 2011 | — | 15.45% | — | 14.97% | 9.05% | — |
| FY 2011 Q4 | Jan 31, 2011 | — | 14.83% | — | 13.75% | 8.1% | — |
| FY 2011 Q3 | Oct 31, 2010 | — | 14.47% | — | 13.42% | 8.19% | — |
| FY 2011 Q2 | Jul 31, 2010 | — | 12.34% | — | 12.12% | 7.3% | — |
| FY 2011 Q1 | Apr 30, 2010 | — | 8.04% | — | 8.94% | 5.32% | — |
| FY 2010 Q4 | Jan 31, 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FY 2010 Q3 | Oct 31, 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FY 2010 Q2 | Jul 31, 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FY 2010 Q1 | Apr 30, 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sources and calculations
Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.
Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.
Quarterly returns use trailing 12-month earnings and period-end balances averaged with the same fiscal quarter one year earlier. NOPAT uses the reported effective tax rate only when pretax profit is positive and the rate is between 0 and 100%. WACC starts at 9.3%, rounded from the Software · System & Application benchmark in NYU Stern · January 2026. It is an editable US sector proxy applied across history, not a company estimate; foreign reporting currencies also need a currency-specific assessment.
Market prices: Yahoo Finance · ADSK, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.
- ROIC
- NOPAT / average invested capital × 100. NOPAT = operating income × (1 − effective tax rate). Invested capital = equity including noncontrolling interests + debt − cash and equivalents. Average uses period end and one year earlier.
- ROCE
- Operating income / average (assets − current liabilities) × 100, using period end and one year earlier.
- ROIIC
- Year-over-year change in annual/TTM NOPAT / positive year-over-year change in invested capital × 100. Capital reductions and missing inputs yield unavailable values.
- ROE
- Earnings attributable to owners / average equity attributable to owners × 100, using period end and one year earlier.
- ROA
- Net income / average total assets × 100, using period end and one year earlier.
- ROIC − WACC
- ROIC less your WACC assumption, in percentage points. The same scenario rate is applied across history; it is not a reported or historical company WACC.