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

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DateValue
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%