Birchtech (BCHT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Birchtech's (BCHT) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 8.08% in Q1 2026, up 41017.0% year-on-year from N/an in Q1 2025, and down 113.69% quarter-over-quarter from 58.99% in Q4 2025.

Birchtech (BCHT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Birchtech has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 8.08% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 8.08%, up 41017.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.08% (up 41017.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 62.65%, up 8487.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 8.08% for Q1 2026 at Birchtech, down from 58.99% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 217.78% in Q3 2023 to a low of 418.25% in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 51.98% (2023), against an average of 38.0%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 43408 bps in 2022 and jumped 48123 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Birchtech's Return on Capital Employed stood at 14.26% in 2022, then slumped by 464 bps to 51.98% in 2023, then tumbled by 84 bps to 95.52% in 2024, then soared by 162 bps to 58.99% in 2025, then plunged by 114 bps to 8.08% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 8.08% (Q1 2026), 58.99% (Q4 2025), and 178.6% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 Aduro Clean Technologies 856.39 Bn 856.36 Bn - -
2 Veralto 20.76 Bn 19.33 Bn 854.00 Mn 22.73%
3 Zurn Elkay Water Solutions 8.35 Bn 8.08 Bn 205.80 Mn 12.28%
4 Federal Signal 7.20 Bn 7.13 Bn 179.40 Mn 17.72%
5 Ceco Environmental 3.52 Bn 3.48 Bn 63.92 Mn 8.27%
6 PureCycle Technologies 1.57 Bn 1.47 Bn - -22.66%
7 Energy Recovery 497.64 Mn 411.49 Mn 2.70 Mn 10.64%
8 CleanCore Solutions 210.18 Mn 193.13 Mn -419,259.00 -67.00%
9 Arq 118.94 Mn 114.26 Mn 9.94 Mn -29.31%
10 Birchtech - - 1.38 Mn -8.08%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -8.08%
Dec 31, 2025 58.99%
Sep 30, 2025 -178.60%
Jun 30, 2025 -82.78%
Mar 31, 2025 -418.25%
Dec 31, 2024 -95.52%
Sep 30, 2024 -149.74%
Jun 30, 2024 -141.49%
Mar 31, 2024 -60.54%
Dec 31, 2023 -51.98%
Sep 30, 2023 217.78%
Jun 30, 2023 136.33%
Mar 31, 2023 56.52%
Dec 31, 2022 14.26%
Sep 30, 2022 -263.45%
Jun 30, 2022 155.69%
Mar 31, 2022 164.86%
Dec 31, 2021 172.83%
Sep 30, 2021 170.63%
Jun 30, 2021 -225.56%