Birchtech BCHT
NYSE BCHT
$1.38 -0.01 (-0.72%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Birchtech (BCHT) posted Return on Capital Employed of 53.65% for Q1 2026, down 118.63% sequentially from 287.99% in Q4 2025, and up 195044.0% YoY from N/an in Q1 2025.

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

Birchtech has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 53.65% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 195044.0% year-over-year to 53.65% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 53.65% (up 195044.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 305.84%, up 37414.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed retreated to 53.65% in Q1 2026 per BCHT's latest filing, from 287.99% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 428.18% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 2004.08% in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 52.29% and a median of 105.78% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 194449 bps in 2025, then surged 195044 bps in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 14.26% in 2022, then tumbled by 473 bps to 53.25% in 2023, then surged by 497 bps to 211.22% in 2024, then soared by 36 bps to 287.99% in 2025, then plunged by 119 bps to 53.65% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 53.65%, 287.99%, and 105.78% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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4 Ceco Environmental 3.17 Bn 3.11 Bn 86.47 Mn -0.31%
5 PureCycle Technologies 1.24 Bn 1.24 Bn - -21.47%
6 Aduro Clean Technologies 521.85 Mn 493.18 Mn - -
7 Energy Recovery 398.07 Mn 305.01 Mn 8.96 Mn 7.70%
8 Arq 94.31 Mn 93.40 Mn 11.51 Mn -28.47%
9 Fuel Tech 43.03 Mn 23.42 Mn 2.68 Mn -11.77%
10 Birchtech 26.66 Mn 14.82 Mn 1.03 Mn -35.11%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -35.11%
Mar 31, 2026 -53.65%
Dec 31, 2025 287.99%
Sep 30, 2025 105.78%
Jun 30, 2025 275.90%
Mar 31, 2025 -2,004.08%
Dec 31, 2024 211.22%
Sep 30, 2024 428.18%
Jun 30, 2024 -528.26%
Mar 31, 2024 -59.60%
Dec 31, 2023 -53.25%
Sep 30, 2023 236.65%
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%