Arq (ARQ) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)

Arq's (ARQ) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 29.31% in Q1 2026, down 3001.0% year-on-year from 1.01% in Q1 2025, and down 17.32% quarter-over-quarter from 24.98% in Q4 2025.

Arq (ARQ) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Arq has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 13 years of filings, most recently posting 29.31% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 29.31%, down 3001.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 29.31% (down 3001.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 24.61%, down 2370.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 29.31% for Q1 2026 at Arq, down from 24.98% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.72% in Q1 2022 to a low of 29.31% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 4.03% (2024), against an average of 6.29%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 2875 bps in 2022 and slumped 3001 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Arq's Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.57% in 2022, then gained by 16 bps to 6.35% in 2023, then jumped by 87 bps to 0.82% in 2024, then tumbled by 2929 bps to 24.98% in 2025, then dropped by 17 bps to 29.31% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 29.31% (Q1 2026), 24.98% (Q4 2025), and 0.55% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Aduro Clean Technologies 808.91 Bn 808.88 Bn - -
2 Veralto 20.65 Bn 19.22 Bn 854.00 Mn 22.73%
3 Zurn Elkay Water Solutions 8.12 Bn 7.85 Bn 205.80 Mn 12.28%
4 Federal Signal 6.65 Bn 6.58 Bn 179.40 Mn 17.72%
5 Ceco Environmental 3.45 Bn 3.41 Bn 63.92 Mn 8.27%
6 PureCycle Technologies 1.61 Bn 1.51 Bn - -22.66%
7 Energy Recovery 438.13 Mn 351.98 Mn 2.70 Mn 10.64%
8 CleanCore Solutions 174.97 Mn 157.92 Mn -419,259.00 -67.00%
9 Arq 111.22 Mn 106.54 Mn 9.94 Mn -29.31%
10 374Water 40.12 Mn 40.12 Mn -2.43 Mn -293.71%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -29.31%
Dec 31, 2025 -24.98%
Sep 30, 2025 -0.55%
Jun 30, 2025 0.65%
Mar 31, 2025 0.70%
Dec 31, 2024 -0.82%
Sep 30, 2024 0.31%
Jun 30, 2024 -1.80%
Mar 31, 2024 -4.03%
Dec 31, 2023 -6.35%
Sep 30, 2023 -9.43%
Jun 30, 2023 -9.49%
Mar 31, 2023 -8.83%
Dec 31, 2022 -7.57%
Sep 30, 2022 -4.96%
Jun 30, 2022 -1.23%
Mar 31, 2022 0.72%
Dec 31, 2021 3.01%
Sep 30, 2021 3.86%
Jun 30, 2021 -0.40%