Growth Metrics

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

Arq recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 29.31% in Q1 2026, down 17.32% quarter-over-quarter from 24.98% in Q4 2025, and down 3001.0% year-over-year from 1.01% in Q1 2025.

Arq's Return on Capital Employed history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 29.31% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 3001.0% year-over-year to 29.31%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 29.31% (down 3001.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure 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.
  • A 5-year average of 6.29% and a median of 4.03% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 2875 bps in 2022 and sank 3001 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Arq's Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.57% in 2022, then advanced by 16 bps to 6.35% in 2023, then surged by 87 bps to 0.82% in 2024, then slumped by 2929 bps to 24.98% in 2025, then declined by 17 bps to 29.31% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 29.31%, 24.98%, and 0.55% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Veralto 20.72 Bn 19.29 Bn 854.00 Mn 22.73%
2 Zurn Elkay Water Solutions 7.83 Bn 7.56 Bn 205.80 Mn 12.28%
3 Federal Signal 6.47 Bn 6.40 Bn 179.40 Mn 17.72%
4 Ceco Environmental 2.82 Bn 2.78 Bn 63.92 Mn 8.27%
5 PureCycle Technologies 2.21 Bn 2.11 Bn - -22.66%
6 Euro Tech Holdings 1.36 Bn 1.34 Bn - -
7 Energy Recovery 421.81 Mn 335.66 Mn 2.70 Mn 10.64%
8 CleanCore Solutions 173.22 Mn 156.17 Mn -419,259.00 -67.00%
9 Arq 116.43 Mn 111.76 Mn 9.94 Mn -29.31%
10 374Water 42.95 Mn 42.95 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%
Mar 31, 2021 -28.03%
Dec 31, 2020 -37.73%
Sep 30, 2020 -70.61%
Jun 30, 2020 -66.88%
Mar 31, 2020 -15.61%
Dec 31, 2019 -10.87%
Sep 30, 2019 -9.29%
Jun 30, 2019 -7.25%
Mar 31, 2019 -6.02%
Dec 31, 2018 -7.93%
Sep 30, 2018 -5.34%
Jun 30, 2018 -6.86%
Mar 31, 2018 -5.03%
Dec 31, 2017 -5.24%
Sep 30, 2017 -10.51%
Jun 30, 2017 -12.29%
Mar 31, 2017 -16.18%
Dec 31, 2016 -32.06%
Sep 30, 2016 -187.23%
Jun 30, 2016 -283.80%
Mar 31, 2016 -337.33%
Dec 31, 2015 -322.83%
Sep 30, 2015 -216.18%
Jun 30, 2015 -159.46%
Mar 31, 2015 -93.75%
Dec 31, 2013 -198.34%
Sep 30, 2013 -3,954.78%
Jun 30, 2013 -314.27%
Mar 31, 2013 -61.80%