Growth Metrics

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 9 consecutive years, with 0.74% as the latest value for Q3 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q3 2025, Return on Capital Employed changed N/A year-over-year to 0.74%, compared with a TTM value of 0.74% through Sep 2025, changed N/A, and an annual FY2024 reading of 1.49%, down 153.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.74% for Q3 2025 at Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, down from 0.67% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.03% in Q4 2021 and bottomed at 0.74% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.15%, with a median of 0.0% recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed increased 2bps in 2022, then dropped -30bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.03% in 2021, then plummeted by -106bps to 0.0% in 2022, then plummeted by -12381bps to 0.27% in 2023, then grew by 3bps to 0.26% in 2024, then crashed by -184bps to 0.74% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for BW at 0.74% in Q3 2025, 0.67% in Q2 2025, and 0.26% in Q1 2024.