Azz (AZZ) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Azz (AZZ) reported Return on Capital Employed of 13.3% for Q1 2026, up 157.0% year-over-year from 5.17% in Q1 2025, and up 6.55% quarter-over-quarter from 12.48% in Q4 2025.
Azz (AZZ) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Azz (AZZ) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 13.3% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 13.3%, up 157.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 13.3% (up 157.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 13.31%, up 143.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 13.3% in Q1 2026 per AZZ's latest filing, from 12.48% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 13.3% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 5.28% in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of 10.29% and a median of 11.04% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed sank 355 bps in 2022, then soared 511 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 7.09% in 2022, then jumped by 51 bps to 10.71% in 2023, then increased by 10 bps to 11.79% in 2024, then gained by 6 bps to 12.48% in 2025, then grew by 7 bps to 13.3% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows AZZ's Return on Capital Employed at 13.3% in Q1 2026, 12.48% in Q4 2025, and 12.04% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 13.30% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 12.48% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 12.04% |
| May 31, 2025 | 12.28% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 11.73% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 11.79% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 11.50% |
| May 31, 2024 | 11.34% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 11.04% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 10.71% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 10.38% |
| May 31, 2023 | 10.39% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 8.58% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 7.09% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 5.57% |
| May 31, 2022 | 5.28% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 9.47% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 8.40% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 9.12% |
| May 31, 2021 | 7.19% |