Bloom Energy (BE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018 - 2026)
Bloom Energy's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 12.05% in Q3 2026, up 7.80 percentage points from 4.25% a year earlier and up 3.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Bloom Energy (BE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Bloom Energy came in at 2.51%, up 1.30 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +10.99 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 1.21% in FY2024 (+13.43 pp), -12.22% in FY2023 (+7.95 pp), -20.17% in FY2022 (-10.99 pp) and -9.18% in FY2021 (-0.69 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q1 2018.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for 14 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +7.46 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q1 2025 (a gain of 12.32 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2022 (a drop of 12.52 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BE's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 8.69% (Q2 2026), 4.38% (Q1 2026) and 2.52% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE Vernova | 216.95 Bn | 178.02 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 8.04% |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 57.07 Bn | 47.00 Bn | 417.10 Mn | 12.05% |
| 3 | First Solar | 18.48 Bn | 9.43 Bn | 605.00 Mn | 16.07% |
| 4 | Nextpower | 11.96 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 335.85 Mn | 23.08% |
| 5 | BWX Technologies | 11.65 Bn | 9.95 Bn | 202.31 Mn | 11.64% |
| 6 | Generac Holdings | 11.03 Bn | 9.86 Bn | 521.81 Mn | 9.38% |
| 7 | EnerSys | 6.03 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 313.36 Mn | 15.27% |
| 8 | Enphase Energy | 4.18 Bn | -683.79 Mn | 175.01 Mn | 4.90% |
| 9 | Mirion Technologies | 3.62 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 133.10 Mn | 1.68% |
| 10 | QuantumScape | 2.50 Bn | -1.05 Bn | - | -38.29% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 12.05% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.69% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.38% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.52% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.32% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.58% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.15% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -3.43% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -8.05% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -9.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -10.86% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -12.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -12.98% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -19.96% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -18.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -17.34% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -18.44% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -12.36% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -9.26% |
API Access
Bloom Energy Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "BE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();