Growth Metrics

TopBuild (BLD) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

TopBuild filings provide 12 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 13.66% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 796.0% to 13.66% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 13.66%, a 796.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 16.41%, down 478.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 13.66% in Q1 2026 for TopBuild, down from 13.98% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 22.58% in Q4 2024 to a low of 13.66% in Q1 2026.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 20.36% (2023), compared with a mean of 19.33%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: surged 592bps in 2023 and later plummeted -859bps in 2025.
  • TopBuild's Return on Capital Employed stood at 21.16% in 2022, then fell by -4bps to 20.36% in 2023, then rose by 11bps to 22.58% in 2024, then plummeted by -38bps to 13.98% in 2025, then fell by -2bps to 13.66% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Capital Employed were 13.66% (Q1 2026), 13.98% (Q4 2025), and 16.86% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.