Arcosa (ACA) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026)
Arcosa (ACA) posted Return on Capital Employed of 7.4% for Q1 2026, up 2.12% sequentially from 7.24% in Q4 2025, and up 320.0% YoY from 1.76% in Q1 2025.
Arcosa (ACA) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Arcosa has reported Return on Capital Employed for 9 years, with the latest figure at 7.4% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 320.0% year-over-year to 7.4% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.4% (up 320.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.69%, up 239.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 7.4% in Q1 2026 per ACA's latest filing, from 7.24% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 12.99% in Q1 2023 and troughed at 4.2% in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of 7.3% and a median of 6.4% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed jumped 876 bps in 2023, then slumped 699 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.66% in 2022, then sank by 40 bps to 7.0% in 2023, then sank by 32 bps to 4.8% in 2024, then soared by 51 bps to 7.24% in 2025, then increased by 2 bps to 7.4% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 7.4%, 7.24%, and 6.54% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.40% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.24% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.54% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.79% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.20% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.80% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.40% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.40% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.14% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.39% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.99% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.66% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.33% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.03% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.23% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.72% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.87% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.48% |