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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |