Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises has reported Return on Capital Employed for 12 years, with the latest figure at 8.73% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1305.0% year-over-year to 8.73%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.73% (up 1305.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 6.73%, up 857.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 8.73%, up from 6.82% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 8.73% in Q1 2026, with the low at 6.89% in Q3 2024.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 0.48% across 5 years, with a median of 0.94% in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 1116 bps — and 2026, when it surged 1305 bps.
• Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.54% in 2022, then sank by 712 bps to 4.4% in 2023, then surged by 90 bps to 0.45% in 2024, then soared by 1627 bps to 6.82% in 2025, then gained by 28 bps to 8.73% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 8.73% (Q1 2026), 6.82% (Q4 2025), and 2.98% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.