Arts Way Manufacturing (ARTW) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Arts Way Manufacturing (ARTW) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -0.11% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 6.23 percentage points from 6.12% a year earlier and down 0.11 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Arts Way Manufacturing (ARTW) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Nov 30, 2025), Arts Way Manufacturing posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 1.19%, down 0.65 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +18.61 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 1.84% in FY2024 (-4.01 pp), 5.85% in FY2023 (+2.92 pp), 2.93% in FY2022 (+0.34 pp) and 2.59% in FY2021 (+20.02 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q3 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.55 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was fiscal Q1 2022 (a gain of 20.46 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 6.67 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 0.00% (Q2 2026), 2.34% (Q1 2026) and 1.11% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 274.62 Bn | 245.93 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 16.80% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 193.27 Bn | 188.11 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 18.53% |
| 3 | Deere | 181.55 Bn | 190.32 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 5.47% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.15 Bn | 134.13 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 10.72% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.49 Bn | 118.48 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 13.34% |
| 6 | 3M | 94.89 Bn | 77.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 22.04% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 92.74 Bn | 85.23 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 11.23% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.69 Bn | 78.37 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 27.11% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 77.79 Bn | 66.64 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 26.27% |
| 10 | Arts Way Manufacturing | 14.79 Mn | 14.77 Mn | 1.66 Mn | -0.11% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | -0.11% |
| May 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 2.34% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 1.11% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 6.12% |
| May 31, 2025 | 5.57% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 4.25% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 1.90% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 0.15% |
| May 31, 2024 | 1.91% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 5.65% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 6.43% |
| May 31, 2023 | 6.84% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 6.67% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 2.32% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 4.20% |
| May 31, 2022 | 2.94% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 2.21% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 2.45% |
API Access
Arts Way Manufacturing Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ARTW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "ARTW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ARTW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();