Arts Way Manufacturing (ARTW) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Arts Way Manufacturing's (ARTW) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 4.08% in Q1 2026, down 169.0% year-on-year from 5.91% in Q1 2025, and up 121.29% quarter-over-quarter from 1.84% in Q4 2025.

Arts Way Manufacturing (ARTW) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Arts Way Manufacturing has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 4.08% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 4.08%, down 169.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 4.08% (down 169.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.88%, down 97.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 4.08% for Q1 2026 at Arts Way Manufacturing, up from 1.84% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 441.42% in Q2 2022 to a low of 0.81% in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 8.73% (2025), against an average of 49.72%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 52027 bps in 2022 and slumped 42779 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Arts Way Manufacturing's Return on Capital Employed stood at 15.37% in 2022, then surged by 119 bps to 33.71% in 2023, then sank by 75 bps to 8.29% in 2024, then tumbled by 78 bps to 1.84% in 2025, then soared by 121 bps to 4.08% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 4.08% (Q1 2026), 1.84% (Q4 2025), and 8.73% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 397.22 Bn 393.14 Bn 6.11 Bn 19.06%
2 Deere 151.61 Bn 143.71 Bn 13.06 Bn -
3 Paccar 60.18 Bn 59.49 Bn 1.36 Bn -32.34%
4 Oshkosh 8.00 Bn 7.75 Bn 311.90 Mn 1.21%
5 Terex 5.74 Bn 5.35 Bn 206.00 Mn 5.03%
6 Blue Bird 2.18 Bn 1.91 Bn 70.65 Mn 43.06%
7 Alamo 1.82 Bn 1.62 Bn 104.81 Mn 10.37%
8 Lindsay 1.21 Bn 1.02 Bn 42.35 Mn -0.08%
9 Astec Industries 1.14 Bn 1.06 Bn 99.10 Mn 5.19%
10 Arts Way Manufacturing 13.57 Mn 13.57 Mn 1.91 Mn 4.08%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 4.08%
Nov 30, 2025 1.84%
Aug 31, 2025 8.73%
May 31, 2025 7.38%
Feb 28, 2025 5.77%
Nov 30, 2024 8.29%
Aug 31, 2024 0.81%
May 31, 2024 2.46%
Feb 29, 2024 4.32%
Nov 30, 2023 33.71%
Aug 31, 2023 108.42%
May 31, 2023 13.63%
Feb 28, 2023 11.32%
Nov 30, 2022 15.37%
Aug 31, 2022 159.55%
May 31, 2022 441.42%
Feb 28, 2022 18.17%
Nov 30, 2021 13.00%
Aug 31, 2021 -69.83%
May 31, 2021 -78.85%