Aecom (ACM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Aecom (ACM) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 9.95% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 6.21 percentage points from 16.16% a year earlier and down 5.31 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Aecom (ACM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Aecom posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 15.50%, up 1.75 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +10.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 13.75% in FY2024 (+8.66 pp), 5.08% in FY2023 (-4.80 pp), 9.89% in FY2022 (+0.52 pp) and 9.37% in FY2021 (+4.56 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q2 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.51 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was fiscal Q2 2025 (a gain of 10.27 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2026 (a drop of 6.21 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 15.26% (Q2 2026), 14.57% (Q1 2026) and 15.00% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quanta Services | 89.22 Bn | 85.60 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 11.66% |
| 2 | Ferrovial | 44.13 Bn | 22.38 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Emcor | 28.90 Bn | 25.18 Bn | 1.11 Bn | - |
| 4 | Jacobs Solutions | 18.48 Bn | 13.15 Bn | 810.70 Mn | 5.77% |
| 5 | Mastec | 14.92 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 660.86 Mn | 9.51% |
| 6 | Aecom | 9.02 Bn | 4.14 Bn | -34.04 Mn | 9.89% |
| 7 | Sterling Infrastructure | 8.94 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 377.28 Mn | 35.87% |
| 8 | Stantec | 8.70 Bn | 7.62 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 37.84% |
| 9 | Fluor | 7.00 Bn | -6.21 Bn | 179.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | IES Holdings | 6.92 Bn | 5.78 Bn | 340.66 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.89% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.17% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.49% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.93% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.09% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.60% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.74% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.12% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.79% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.39% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.45% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.08% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.51% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.07% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.55% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.15% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.50% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.79% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.63% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.71% |
API Access
Aecom Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ACM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ACM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();