Arcosa (ACA) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026)
Arcosa's (ACA) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 7.4% in Q1 2026, up 320.0% year-on-year from 1.76% in Q1 2025, and up 2.12% quarter-over-quarter from 7.24% in Q4 2025.
Arcosa (ACA) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Arcosa has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 9 years of filings, most recently posting 7.4% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 7.4%, up 320.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.4% (up 320.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 7.69%, up 239.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 7.4% for Q1 2026 at Arcosa, up from 7.24% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 12.99% in Q1 2023 to a low of 4.2% in Q1 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 6.4% (2024), against an average of 7.3%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 876 bps in 2023 and slumped 699 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Arcosa's 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 jumped by 51 bps to 7.24% in 2025, then climbed by 2 bps to 7.4% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 7.4% (Q1 2026), 7.24% (Q4 2025), and 6.54% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quanta Services | 103.56 Bn | 103.29 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 10.73% |
| 2 | Comfort Systems Usa | 64.33 Bn | 63.28 Bn | 754.41 Mn | 15.88% |
| 3 | Emcor | 36.81 Bn | 35.90 Bn | 863.95 Mn | 2.32% |
| 4 | Mastec | 27.54 Bn | 27.38 Bn | 477.90 Mn | 12.69% |
| 5 | Sterling Infrastructure | 25.78 Bn | 25.28 Bn | 194.30 Mn | 30.01% |
| 6 | APi | 18.83 Bn | 18.18 Bn | 620.00 Mn | 8.37% |
| 7 | Jacobs Solutions | 14.81 Bn | 13.43 Bn | 794.89 Mn | 7.34% |
| 8 | IES Holdings | 14.35 Bn | 14.09 Bn | 254.79 Mn | 42.91% |
| 9 | Dycom Industries | 13.61 Bn | 12.90 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Arcosa | 6.22 Bn | 6.06 Bn | 120.90 Mn | 7.40% |
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% |