Brookfield Business (BBUC) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)
Brookfield Business (BBUC) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 17.33% for Q4 2025, down 217.0% year-over-year from 14.82% in Q4 2024, and down 0.56% quarter-over-quarter from 17.43% in Q3 2025.
Brookfield Business (BBUC) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Brookfield Business (BBUC) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 10 consecutive years, with 17.33% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 217.0% year-over-year to 17.33%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 17.33% (down 217.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 9.69%, up 300.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed retreated to 17.33% in Q4 2025 per BBUC's latest filing, from 17.43% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 163.63% in Q3 2021 and bottomed at 87.17% in Q2 2022.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 19.3% across 5 years, with a median of 16.68% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed sank 10351 bps — and 2023, when it surged 9931 bps.
- Brookfield Business' Return on Capital Employed stood at 25.57% in 2021, then sank by 66 bps to 8.66% in 2022, then soared by 90 bps to 16.45% in 2023, then gained by 19 bps to 19.5% in 2024, then dropped by 11 bps to 17.33% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows BBUC's Return on Capital Employed at 17.33% in Q4 2025, 17.43% in Q3 2025, and 19.55% in Q2 2025.
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| 1 | 3M | 92.62 Bn | 89.29 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 19.43% |
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.10% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.33% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.43% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.55% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.50% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.44% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.68% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.45% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.14% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.66% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -87.17% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 25.57% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 163.63% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 16.34% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 58.42% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 35.51% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 29.14% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 27.47% |