Badger Meter (BMI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Badger Meter has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 3.16% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 2066.0% year-over-year to 3.16%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.16% (down 2066.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 5.32%, down 1903.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed fell to 3.16% in Q1 2026, from 4.8% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for BMI reached as high as 23.82% in Q1 2025 and fell as low as 3.16% in Q1 2026.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 19.87% (2023), against an average of 16.3%.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 1469 bps — and 2026, when it tumbled 2066 bps.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 18.25% in 2022, then rose by 13 bps to 20.66% in 2023, then grew by 11 bps to 22.84% in 2024, then sank by 79 bps to 4.8% in 2025, then plunged by 34 bps to 3.16% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 3.16%, 4.8%, and 22.34% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.