Aecom (ACM) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Aecom (ACM) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 16.41% for Q1 2026, down 16.0% year-over-year from 19.54% in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from 16.34% in Q4 2025.
Aecom (ACM) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Aecom (ACM) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 16.41% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 16.0% year-over-year to 16.41%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 16.41% (down 16.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 16.55%, up 86.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 16.41% for Q1 2026 at Aecom, roughly flat from 16.34% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 227.06% in Q4 2022, with the low at 5.92% in Q3 2023.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 35.05%, with a median of 14.57% recorded in 2024.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 18576 bps in 2022 and tumbled 22074 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 227.06% in 2022, then tumbled by 97 bps to 6.32% in 2023, then soared by 146 bps to 15.55% in 2024, then gained by 5 bps to 16.34% in 2025, then gained by 0 bps to 16.41% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 16.41%, 16.34%, and 16.3% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stantec | 7,704.08 Bn | 7,704.08 Bn | 914.10 Mn | 36.46% |
| 2 | Quanta Services | 103.60 Bn | 103.33 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 10.73% |
| 3 | Mastec | 30.47 Bn | 30.31 Bn | 477.90 Mn | 12.69% |
| 4 | Sterling Infrastructure | 23.80 Bn | 23.30 Bn | 194.30 Mn | 30.01% |
| 5 | APi | 18.02 Bn | 17.38 Bn | 620.00 Mn | 8.37% |
| 6 | Jacobs Solutions | 14.73 Bn | 13.35 Bn | 794.89 Mn | 7.34% |
| 7 | IES Holdings | 13.95 Bn | 13.69 Bn | 254.79 Mn | 42.91% |
| 8 | Aecom | 8.61 Bn | 7.78 Bn | 296.50 Mn | 16.41% |
| 9 | Everus Construction | 7.72 Bn | 7.42 Bn | 130.73 Mn | 29.61% |
| 10 | Tetra Tech | 7.59 Bn | 7.37 Bn | 214.09 Mn | 20.06% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.41% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.34% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.30% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.71% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.58% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.55% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.57% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.29% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.40% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.32% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.92% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.22% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 227.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 183.51% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 41.29% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 34.18% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 8.34% |