Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2015 - 2026)
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 14.33% for Q2 2026, down 1.96 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 195.67%.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +208.70 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -8.34% in FY2023 (-8.03 pp), -0.31% in FY2022 (-15.87 pp) and 15.55% in FY2021 (+28.59 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q1 2025.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q1 2026 (a gain of 156.74 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2025 (a drop of 128.61 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE Vernova | 206.05 Bn | 157.15 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 18.10% |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 51.10 Bn | 41.00 Bn | 417.10 Mn | 31.22% |
| 3 | First Solar | 21.63 Bn | 12.99 Bn | 713.06 Mn | 17.06% |
| 4 | Nextpower | 15.87 Bn | 11.57 Bn | 345.32 Mn | - |
| 5 | BWX Technologies | 10.96 Bn | 8.77 Bn | 227.14 Mn | 10.85% |
| 6 | Generac Holdings | 10.36 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 516.04 Mn | 8.39% |
| 7 | EnerSys | 5.36 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 313.36 Mn | 13.79% |
| 8 | Mirion Technologies | 4.35 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 131.50 Mn | 2.11% |
| 9 | Enphase Energy | 3.78 Bn | -535.47 Mn | 127.12 Mn | 2.84% |
| 10 | Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises | 460.44 Mn | -68.59 Mn | 46.64 Mn | 14.33% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.33% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.30% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 157.78% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -140.44% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -25.70% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -24.55% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -11.83% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -11.65% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.37% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.22% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.54% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.89% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.32% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.88% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.38% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.11% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 8.70% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -5.06% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 3.20% |
API Access
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=BW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "BW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=BW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();