Aecom (ACM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Aecom's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 10.51% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 7.21 percentage points from 17.71% a year earlier and down 5.91 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Aecom (ACM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Aecom's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 16.55%, up 0.86 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +11.59 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 15.69% in FY2024 (+9.62 pp), 6.07% in FY2023 (-4.65 pp), 10.72% in FY2022 (+1.52 pp) and 9.20% in FY2021 (+4.23 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q2 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.58 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in fiscal Q2 2025 (a gain of 10.17 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2026 (a drop of 7.21 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ACM's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 16.41% (Q2 2026), 16.34% (Q1 2026) and 16.30% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quanta Services | 99.60 Bn | 97.78 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.55% |
| 2 | Ferrovial | 38.15 Bn | 18.74 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Emcor | 34.02 Bn | 30.41 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 41.90% |
| 4 | Mastec | 17.16 Bn | 16.07 Bn | 556.28 Mn | 12.51% |
| 5 | Jacobs Solutions | 16.37 Bn | 11.02 Bn | 810.70 Mn | 8.23% |
| 6 | Sterling Infrastructure | 15.50 Bn | 13.86 Bn | 289.96 Mn | 35.48% |
| 7 | IES Holdings | 13.16 Bn | 12.02 Bn | 340.66 Mn | 41.31% |
| 8 | Dycom Industries | 8.09 Bn | 7.23 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Aecom | 7.67 Bn | 3.00 Bn | -34.04 Mn | 10.51% |
| 10 | Stantec | 7.66 Bn | 7.66 Bn | - | 23.83% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.51% |
| 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 | 11.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.17% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.81% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.95% |
Aecom Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ACM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "ACM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ACM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();