Cadiz (CDZI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025)

Cadiz (CDZI) posted Return on Capital Employed of 21.11% for Q4 2025, down 4.44% sequentially from 20.21% in Q3 2025, and up 20.0% YoY from 17.59% in Q4 2024.

Cadiz (CDZI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Cadiz has reported Return on Capital Employed for 15 years, with the latest figure at 21.11% in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 20.0% year-over-year to 21.11% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 21.11% (up 20.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 20.56%, up 127.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed declined to 21.11% in Q4 2025 per CDZI's latest filing, from 20.21% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 13.37% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 21.31% in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 17.7% and a median of 17.28% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed soared 460 bps in 2021, then sank 594 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 15.39% in 2021, then declined by 6 bps to 16.27% in 2022, then declined by 22 bps to 19.93% in 2023, then slipped by 7 bps to 21.31% in 2024, then rose by 1 bps to 21.11% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 21.11%, 20.21%, and 19.09% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 26.66 Bn 26.47 Bn - 5.99%
2 Essential Utilities 11.36 Bn 11.35 Bn - 4.68%
3 American States Water 3.38 Bn 3.36 Bn 278.03 Mn 8.10%
4 California Water Service 3.02 Bn 2.93 Bn 263.45 Mn 3.50%
5 H2O America 2.60 Bn 2.49 Bn 197.11 Mn 3.41%
6 Middlesex Water 1.09 Bn 1.09 Bn - 4.63%
7 Consolidated Water 517.12 Mn 390.79 Mn 10.92 Mn 7.47%
8 York Water 517.01 Mn 516.45 Mn - 4.50%
9 Artesian Resources 362.21 Mn 357.96 Mn 26.56 Mn 3.42%
10 Cadiz 288,587.84 -8.31 Mn 1.68 Mn -21.11%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -21.11%
Sep 30, 2025 -20.21%
Jun 30, 2025 -19.09%
Mar 31, 2025 -20.53%
Dec 31, 2024 -21.31%
Sep 30, 2024 -20.72%
Jun 30, 2024 -21.16%
Mar 31, 2024 -20.83%
Dec 31, 2023 -19.93%
Sep 30, 2023 -18.29%
Jun 30, 2023 -16.15%
Mar 31, 2023 -14.89%
Dec 31, 2022 -16.27%
Sep 30, 2022 -14.51%
Jun 30, 2022 -13.37%
Mar 31, 2022 -16.15%
Dec 31, 2021 -15.39%
Sep 30, 2021 -15.04%
Jun 30, 2021 -15.33%
Mar 31, 2021 -13.82%