Ceco Environmental (CECO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Ceco Environmental (CECO) posted Return on Capital Employed of 8.27% for Q1 2026, down 54.16% sequentially from 18.03% in Q4 2025, and down 719.0% YoY from 1.34% in Q1 2025.
Ceco Environmental (CECO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ceco Environmental has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 8.27% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 719.0% year-over-year to 8.27% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.27% (down 719.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 20.32%, up 1219.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed fell to 8.27% in Q1 2026 per CECO's latest filing, from 18.03% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 18.03% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 3.94% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 9.44% and a median of 8.27% in 2026 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed surged 1009 bps in 2025, then sank 719 bps in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.35% in 2022, then surged by 37 bps to 8.71% in 2023, then retreated by 9 bps to 7.94% in 2024, then surged by 127 bps to 18.03% in 2025, then plunged by 54 bps to 8.27% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 8.27%, 18.03%, and 17.17% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| 1 | Veralto | 24.37 Bn | 22.25 Bn | 902.00 Mn | 21.41% |
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| 4 | Ceco Environmental | 3.12 Bn | 3.06 Bn | 86.47 Mn | -0.31% |
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.31% |
| 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 | 9.27% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.70% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.24% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.71% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.82% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.53% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.15% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.35% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.51% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.79% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.94% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.28% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.80% |