Ceco Environmental (CECO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Ceco Environmental's (CECO) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 8.27% in Q1 2026, down 719.0% year-on-year from 1.34% in Q1 2025, and down 54.16% quarter-over-quarter from 18.03% in Q4 2025.
Ceco Environmental (CECO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ceco Environmental has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 8.27% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 8.27%, down 719.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.27% (down 719.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 20.32%, up 1219.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 8.27% for Q1 2026 at Ceco Environmental, down from 18.03% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 18.03% in Q4 2025 to a low of 1.13% in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 3.94% (2022), against an average of 6.56%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 1548 bps in 2025 and sank 719 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Ceco Environmental's Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.43% in 2022, then declined by 21 bps to 1.13% in 2023, then surged by 602 bps to 7.94% in 2024, then soared by 127 bps to 18.03% in 2025, then plunged by 54 bps to 8.27% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 8.27% (Q1 2026), 18.03% (Q4 2025), and 17.17% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aduro Clean Technologies | 856.39 Bn | 856.36 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Veralto | 20.76 Bn | 19.33 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 22.73% |
| 3 | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions | 8.35 Bn | 8.08 Bn | 205.80 Mn | 12.28% |
| 4 | Federal Signal | 7.20 Bn | 7.13 Bn | 179.40 Mn | 17.72% |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 3.52 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 63.92 Mn | 8.27% |
| 6 | PureCycle Technologies | 1.57 Bn | 1.47 Bn | - | -22.66% |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 497.64 Mn | 411.49 Mn | 2.70 Mn | 10.64% |
| 8 | CleanCore Solutions | 210.18 Mn | 193.13 Mn | -419,259.00 | -67.00% |
| 9 | Arq | 118.94 Mn | 114.26 Mn | 9.94 Mn | -29.31% |
| 10 | 374Water | 38.06 Mn | 38.06 Mn | -2.43 Mn | -293.71% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.27% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.03% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.17% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.57% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.46% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.94% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.69% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.13% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.39% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.09% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.44% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.43% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.51% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.79% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.94% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.28% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.86% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.31% |