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

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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

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DateValue
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%