Brookfield Business (BBUC) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)
Brookfield Business' (BBUC) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 17.33% in Q4 2025, down 217.0% year-on-year from 14.82% in Q4 2024, and down 0.56% on a QoQ basis from 17.43% in Q3 2025.
Brookfield Business (BBUC) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Brookfield Business (BBUC) has 10 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 17.33% in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 217.0% year-over-year to 17.33% in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was 17.33%, a 217.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 9.69%, up 300.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 stood at 17.33%, down from 17.43% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for BBUC reached as high as 163.63% in Q3 2021 and fell as low as 87.17% in Q2 2022.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 20.18% across 5 years, with a median of 17.33% in 2025.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 10351 bps in 2022 and surged 10830 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 25.57% in 2021, then sank by 66 bps to 8.66% in 2022, then surged by 90 bps to 16.45% in 2023, then climbed by 19 bps to 19.5% in 2024, then fell by 11 bps to 17.33% in 2025.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 17.33% in Q4 2025, 17.43% in Q3 2025, and 19.55% in Q2 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3M | 88.13 Bn | 84.85 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 19.43% |
| 2 | Honeywell International | 78.15 Bn | 66.84 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 15.09% |
| 3 | Valmont Industries | 9.52 Bn | 9.36 Bn | 316.88 Mn | 16.67% |
| 4 | Brookfield Business | 6.56 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 1.31 Bn | - |
| 5 | Seaboard | 4.44 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 4.40% |
| 6 | Otter Tail | 3.87 Bn | 3.47 Bn | 239.49 Mn | 9.46% |
| 7 | Tetra Technologies | 1.18 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 38.23 Mn | -5.83% |
| 8 | Deluxe | 1.16 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 279.40 Mn | 10.82% |
| 9 | Matthews International | 843.71 Mn | 807.63 Mn | 101.98 Mn | 6.54% |
| 10 | Compass Diversified Holdings | 745.59 Mn | 813.24 Mn | 189.36 Mn | 0.22% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 21.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.30% |
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 31.87% |