Alta Equipment (ALTG-PA) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)

Alta Equipment (ALTG-PA) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 2.07% in Q1 2026, down 20.8% quarter-over-quarter from 2.61% in Q4 2025, and up 341.0% on a YoY basis from 0.47% in Q1 2025.

Alta Equipment (ALTG-PA) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Alta Equipment's Return on Capital Employed history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.07% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 341.0% year-over-year to 2.07%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.07% (up 341.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 2.54%, up 401.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 2.07% for Q1 2026 at Alta Equipment, down from 2.61% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 5.98% in Q1 2023 to a low of 2.66% in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 1.9% across 5 years, with a median of 2.07% in 2026.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed soared 593 bps in 2022, then slumped 834 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 5.47% in 2022, then slumped by 99 bps to 0.06% in 2023, then sank by 2741 bps to 1.48% in 2024, then jumped by 276 bps to 2.61% in 2025, then dropped by 21 bps to 2.07% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 2.07% (Q1 2026), 2.61% (Q4 2025), and 1.36% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 U-Haul Holding 10.87 Bn 10.87 Bn -42.05 Mn -
2 Ryder System 10.85 Bn 10.85 Bn 3.02 Bn -15.67%
3 Avis Budget 6.40 Bn 5.99 Bn - 0.36%
4 Gatx 6.26 Bn 7.14 Bn 561.90 Mn -
5 WillScot Holdings 5.01 Bn 5.01 Bn 285.68 Mn 3.09%
6 Herc Holdings 4.93 Bn 4.89 Bn 686.00 Mn 9.80%
7 Mcgrath Rentcorp 2.78 Bn 2.78 Bn 96.89 Mn -
8 Custom Truck One Source 2.38 Bn 2.38 Bn 103.06 Mn 5.71%
9 Vestis 1.70 Bn 1.65 Bn 173.69 Mn 3.47%
10 Alta Equipment - - 109.30 Mn 2.07%

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.07%
Dec 31, 2025 2.61%
Sep 30, 2025 -1.36%
Jun 30, 2025 -1.08%
Mar 31, 2025 -1.34%
Dec 31, 2024 -1.48%
Sep 30, 2024 -2.66%
Jun 30, 2024 -1.90%
Mar 31, 2024 -1.34%
Dec 31, 2023 0.06%
Sep 30, 2023 5.68%
Jun 30, 2023 5.80%
Mar 31, 2023 5.98%
Dec 31, 2022 5.47%
Sep 30, 2022 5.73%
Jun 30, 2022 5.86%
Mar 31, 2022 4.12%
Dec 31, 2021 3.20%
Sep 30, 2021 2.00%
Jun 30, 2021 -0.07%