Astec Industries (ASTE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Astec Industries (ASTE) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 4.86% for Q2 2026, down 3.98 percentage points from 8.84% a year earlier and down 0.32 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Astec Industries (ASTE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Astec Industries posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 7.51%, up 4.54 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +1.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 2.98% in FY2024 (-3.61 pp), 6.59% in FY2023 (+5.49 pp), 1.09% in FY2022 (-1.95 pp) and 3.05% in FY2021 (-3.15 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.07 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q3 2025 (a gain of 7.83 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2022 (a drop of 6.28 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 5.19% (Q1 2026), 6.40% (Q4 2025) and 8.75% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 271.16 Bn | 242.47 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 22.25% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 193.73 Bn | 188.43 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 25.53% |
| 3 | Deere | 186.10 Bn | 154.20 Bn | 4.66 Bn | - |
| 4 | Eaton | 139.87 Bn | 136.81 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 12.64% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 119.62 Bn | 117.51 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 17.64% |
| 6 | 3M | 96.79 Bn | 78.23 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 18.67% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 94.84 Bn | 87.57 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 14.90% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.09 Bn | 77.76 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 38.87% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 77.05 Bn | 65.90 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 31.72% |
| 10 | Astec Industries | 886.66 Mn | 591.16 Mn | 82.30 Mn | 4.64% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.64% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.86% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.19% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.40% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.75% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.84% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.96% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.93% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.34% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.38% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.85% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.30% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.36% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.16% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.91% |
API Access
Astec Industries Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ASTE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "ASTE", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ASTE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();