Black Hills (BKH) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Black Hills (BKH) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 5.55% for Q1 2026, up 469.0% YoY from 0.98% in Q1 2025, and up 1.86% sequentially from 5.45% in Q4 2025.
Black Hills (BKH) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Black Hills has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 5.55% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 469.0% year-over-year to 5.55%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.55% (up 469.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 5.54%, up 480.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed climbed to 5.55% in Q1 2026, from 5.45% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for BKH reached as high as 5.83% in Q4 2022 and fell as low as 0.71% in Q3 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 5.3% (2023), against an average of 3.31%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 510 bps — and 2025, when it jumped 472 bps.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 5.83% in 2022, then plunged by 87 bps to 0.74% in 2023, then gained by 0 bps to 0.74% in 2024, then jumped by 640 bps to 5.45% in 2025, then climbed by 2 bps to 5.55% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 5.55%, 5.45%, and 0.99% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atmos Energy | 28.80 Bn | 28.68 Bn | - | 6.07% |
| 2 | Nisource | 22.46 Bn | 24.65 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 5.83% |
| 3 | Ugi | 7.39 Bn | 6.84 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 8.41% |
| 4 | New Jersey Resources | 5.67 Bn | 5.53 Bn | 826.91 Mn | 7.27% |
| 5 | Black Hills | 5.61 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | 5.55% |
| 6 | ONE Gas | 4.80 Bn | 4.77 Bn | 438.14 Mn | 6.27% |
| 7 | Mdu Resources | 4.26 Bn | 4.20 Bn | - | 4.23% |
| 8 | Chesapeake Utilities | 2.94 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 102.40 Mn | 7.69% |
| 9 | Centuri Holdings | 2.87 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 35.76 Mn | 5.21% |
| 10 | Rgc Resources | 248.35 Mn | 244.36 Mn | 39.84 Mn | 1.24% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.55% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.99% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.99% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.86% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.74% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.71% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.95% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.74% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.78% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.30% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.83% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.32% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.39% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.33% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.04% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.22% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.53% |