Growth Metrics

Badger Meter (BMI) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Badger Meter (BMI) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 0.03% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 21.0% year-over-year to 0.03%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.03%, down 21.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.05%, 19.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.03% for Q1 2026 at Badger Meter, down from 0.05% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.24% in Q1 2025, with the low at 0.03% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 0.16% across 5 years, with a median of 0.2% in 2023.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed increased 15bps in 2022 before it dropped -21bps in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.18% in 2022, then grew by 13bps to 0.21% in 2023, then increased by 11bps to 0.23% in 2024, then crashed by -79bps to 0.05% in 2025, then plummeted by -34bps to 0.03% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Return on Capital Employed were 0.03% in Q1 2026, 0.05% in Q4 2025, and 0.22% in Q3 2025.