Algonquin Power & Utilities AQN
NYSE AQN
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2020)

Algonquin Power & Utilities' (AQN) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 1.97% in Q2 2020, down 138.0% YoY from 5.2% in Q3 2019, and down 3.36% on a QoQ basis from 2.04% in Q1 2020.

Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) has 11 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 1.97% in Q2 2020.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 138.0% year-over-year to 1.97% in Q2 2020, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2020 was 1.97% (down 138.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.24%, up 48.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed retreated to 1.97% in Q2 2020, from 2.04% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 8.48% in Q4 2017 to a low of 1.27% in Q3 2018.
  • A 5-year average of 5.02% and a median of 5.34% in 2016 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2016 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 476 bps — and 2018, when it tumbled 530 bps.
  • Tracing AQN's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 6.36% in 2016, then surged by 33 bps to 8.48% in 2017, then tumbled by 85 bps to 1.27% in 2018, then soared by 353 bps to 5.75% in 2019, then plunged by 66 bps to 1.97% in 2020.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 1.97% (Q2 2020), 2.04% (Q1 2020), and 5.75% (Q4 2019), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Aes 10.53 Bn 8.67 Bn 692.00 Mn 5.38%
2 Brookfield Infrastructure Partners 7.83 Bn 4.32 Bn 1.59 Bn 5.42%
3 Algonquin Power & Utilities 4.39 Bn 4.33 Bn 325.50 Mn -
4 Avista 3.12 Bn 2.93 Bn - 4.60%
5 Unitil 954.93 Mn 945.73 Mn 93.20 Mn 6.33%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2020 1.97%
Mar 31, 2020 2.04%
Dec 31, 2019 5.75%
Sep 30, 2019 4.58%
Jun 30, 2019 3.36%
Sep 30, 2018 1.27%
Jun 30, 2018 2.94%
Mar 31, 2018 6.46%
Dec 31, 2017 8.48%
Sep 30, 2017 6.57%
Jun 30, 2017 5.21%
Mar 31, 2017 4.66%
Dec 31, 2016 6.36%
Sep 30, 2016 7.78%
Jun 30, 2016 7.37%
Mar 31, 2016 5.46%
Dec 31, 2015 2.91%
Sep 30, 2015 3.01%
Jun 30, 2015 3.81%
Mar 31, 2015 3.79%