Artesian Resources (ARTNA) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Artesian Resources (ARTNA) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 3.42% for Q1 2026, down 4.0% year-over-year from 3.57% in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 3.43% in Q4 2025.
Artesian Resources (ARTNA) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Artesian Resources (ARTNA) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 3.42% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 4.0% year-over-year to 3.42%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.42% (down 4.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 3.51%, up 6.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was little changed at 3.42% in Q1 2026 per ARTNA's latest filing, from 3.43% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 3.64% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 2.86% in Q3 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 3.33% across 5 years, with a median of 3.42% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed sank 71 bps — and 2024, when it soared 56 bps.
- Artesian Resources' Return on Capital Employed stood at 3.54% in 2022, then declined by 15 bps to 3.01% in 2023, then grew by 12 bps to 3.39% in 2024, then increased by 1 bps to 3.43% in 2025, then declined by 0 bps to 3.42% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ARTNA's Return on Capital Employed at 3.42% in Q1 2026, 3.43% in Q4 2025, and 3.47% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 26.66 Bn | 26.47 Bn | - | 5.99% |
| 2 | Essential Utilities | 11.36 Bn | 11.35 Bn | - | 4.68% |
| 3 | American States Water | 3.38 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 278.03 Mn | 8.10% |
| 4 | California Water Service | 3.02 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 263.45 Mn | 3.50% |
| 5 | H2O America | 2.60 Bn | 2.49 Bn | 197.11 Mn | 3.41% |
| 6 | Middlesex Water | 1.09 Bn | 1.09 Bn | - | 4.63% |
| 7 | Consolidated Water | 517.12 Mn | 390.79 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 7.47% |
| 8 | York Water | 517.01 Mn | 516.45 Mn | - | 4.50% |
| 9 | Artesian Resources | 362.21 Mn | 357.96 Mn | 26.56 Mn | 3.42% |
| 10 | Pure Cycle | 274.66 Mn | 266.22 Mn | 4.29 Mn | 7.88% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.42% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.43% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.47% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.50% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.47% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.39% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.14% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.04% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.04% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.32% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.54% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.57% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.40% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.64% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.89% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.94% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.01% |