Growth Metrics

Builders FirstSource (BLDR) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Builders FirstSource recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 0.64% in Q1 2026, down 157.6% quarter-over-quarter from 1.1% in Q4 2025, and down 1590.0% year-over-year from 0.04% in Q1 2025.

Builders FirstSource's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.64% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1590.0% year-over-year to 0.64%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.64% (down 1590.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.15%, down 1705.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 0.64% for Q1 2026 at Builders FirstSource, down from 1.1% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 40.88% in Q4 2022 to a low of 0.64% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 18.64% and a median of 15.26% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 2213 bps in 2022 and sank 3612 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Builders FirstSource's Return on Capital Employed stood at 40.88% in 2022, then sank by 88 bps to 4.76% in 2023, then jumped by 274 bps to 17.8% in 2024, then slumped by 94 bps to 1.1% in 2025, then sank by 158 bps to 0.64% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 0.64%, 1.1%, and 10.71% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Trane Technologies 99.95 Bn 98.89 Bn 1.73 Bn 26.55%
2 Johnson Controls International 84.54 Bn 84.01 Bn 2.07 Bn 11.49%
3 Carrier Global 52.72 Bn 51.70 Bn 4.82 Bn 6.30%
4 Lennox International 16.87 Bn 16.82 Bn 351.30 Mn 35.83%
5 Masco 13.72 Bn 13.60 Bn 686.00 Mn 35.86%
6 Carlisle Companies 13.62 Bn 12.85 Bn 363.20 Mn 18.08%
7 Aaon 10.97 Bn 10.97 Bn 109.77 Mn 11.43%
8 SPX Technologies 10.37 Bn 10.22 Bn 230.60 Mn 11.39%
9 Advanced Drainage Systems 10.34 Bn 10.19 Bn 237.66 Mn 16.23%
10 Builders FirstSource 8.15 Bn 8.05 Bn 928.97 Mn -0.64%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.64%
Dec 31, 2025 1.10%
Sep 30, 2025 10.71%
Jun 30, 2025 12.76%
Mar 31, 2025 15.26%
Dec 31, 2024 17.80%
Sep 30, 2024 0.25%
Jun 30, 2024 2.60%
Mar 31, 2024 3.57%
Dec 31, 2023 4.76%
Sep 30, 2023 25.40%
Jun 30, 2023 29.88%
Mar 31, 2023 38.76%
Dec 31, 2022 40.88%
Sep 30, 2022 40.62%
Jun 30, 2022 38.67%
Mar 31, 2022 34.52%
Dec 31, 2021 27.65%
Sep 30, 2021 22.79%
Jun 30, 2021 16.54%
Mar 31, 2021 14.87%
Dec 31, 2020 18.01%
Sep 30, 2020 14.44%
Jun 30, 2020 14.47%
Mar 31, 2020 14.98%
Dec 31, 2019 16.00%
Sep 30, 2019 16.91%
Jun 30, 2019 16.82%
Mar 31, 2019 16.70%
Dec 31, 2018 15.82%
Sep 30, 2018 13.81%
Jun 30, 2018 13.09%
Mar 31, 2018 12.70%
Dec 31, 2017 12.66%
Sep 30, 2017 11.64%
Jun 30, 2017 11.90%
Mar 31, 2017 11.25%
Dec 31, 2016 10.62%
Sep 30, 2016 9.84%
Jun 30, 2016 8.21%
Mar 31, 2016 5.29%
Dec 31, 2015 4.08%
Sep 30, 2015 6.45%
Jun 30, 2015 10.94%
Mar 31, 2015 11.82%
Dec 31, 2014 11.82%
Sep 30, 2014 13.81%
Jun 30, 2014 14.23%
Mar 31, 2014 13.95%
Dec 31, 2013 12.06%
Sep 30, 2013 9.47%
Jun 30, 2013 3.24%
Mar 31, 2013 -0.40%
Dec 31, 2012 -2.14%
Sep 30, 2012 -4.52%
Jun 30, 2012 -5.51%
Mar 31, 2012 -7.03%
Dec 31, 2011 -10.23%
Sep 30, 2011 -15.79%