Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2025)
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) reported Return on Capital Employed of 2.68% for Q4 2025, down 145.0% year-over-year from 5.96% in Q4 2024, and down 35.04% on a QoQ basis from 4.13% in Q4 2024.
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 2.68% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 145.0% year-over-year to 2.68% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 2.68% (down 145.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.79%, down 130.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 2.68% in Q4 2025 per APWC's latest filing, from 4.13% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 7.81% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 2.06% in Q2 2021.
- The 4-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 4.13% (2024), against an average of 4.85%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed surged 576 bps; it then slumped 145 bps in 2025.
- Tracing APWC's Return on Capital Employed over 4 years: stood at 2.06% in 2021, then jumped by 269 bps to 7.59% in 2022, then plunged by 46 bps to 4.13% in 2024, then plunged by 35 bps to 2.68% in 2025.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest APWC Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 2.68% (Q4 2025), 4.13% (Q4 2024), and 7.59% (Q3 2022).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vertiv Holdings | 125.39 Bn | 122.89 Bn | 999.70 Mn | 26.52% |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 85.22 Bn | 82.75 Bn | 225.54 Mn | 4.38% |
| 3 | nVent Electric | 26.63 Bn | 26.44 Bn | 445.60 Mn | 11.66% |
| 4 | Hubbell | 25.22 Bn | 24.72 Bn | 505.30 Mn | 18.97% |
| 5 | Advanced Energy Industries | 12.25 Bn | 12.25 Bn | 200.90 Mn | 13.11% |
| 6 | Powell Industries | 10.16 Bn | 9.61 Bn | 87.94 Mn | 32.43% |
| 7 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 8.82 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 520.40 Mn | 15.83% |
| 8 | EnerSys | 8.70 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 290.87 Mn | 13.24% |
| 9 | Plug Power | 5.25 Bn | 4.87 Bn | -21.61 Mn | -72.06% |
| 10 | Asia Pacific Wire & Cable | 309,000.00 | 31.63 Mn | 11.03 Mn | 2.68% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.68% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.13% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.59% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.81% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.06% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -0.25% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -0.65% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 2.84% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 3.61% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 6.27% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 6.67% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 5.13% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 7.09% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 4.33% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 3.58% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.15% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.84% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 4.67% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 9.81% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 9.79% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 3.86% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 5.63% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -8.67% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -6.34% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | -11.31% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | -13.14% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -16.91% |