Ceco Environmental (CECO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Ceco Environmental (CECO) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -0.14% in Q3 2026, down 17.31 percentage points from 17.17% a year earlier but up 0.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ceco Environmental (CECO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ceco Environmental reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 20.32%, up 12.19 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +15.94 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 8.13% in FY2024 (-1.76 pp), 9.89% in FY2023 (+2.83 pp), 7.06% in FY2022 (+3.79 pp) and 3.27% in FY2021 (-1.11 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has ranged from -0.31% in Q2 2026 to 18.03% in Q4 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.38 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 10.09 percentage points in Q4 2025, against a drop of 17.31 percentage points in Q3 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -0.31% (Q2 2026), 8.27% (Q1 2026) and 18.03% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecolab | 86.73 Bn | 79.74 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 12.02% |
| 2 | Veralto | 28.77 Bn | 21.41 Bn | 908.00 Mn | 18.77% |
| 3 | Xylem | 21.59 Bn | 17.56 Bn | 907.00 Mn | 9.47% |
| 4 | Badger Meter | 4.42 Bn | 3.83 Bn | 98.85 Mn | 20.10% |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 3.20 Bn | 2.99 Bn | 130.10 Mn | -0.14% |
| 6 | NWPX Infrastructure | 866.95 Mn | 825.03 Mn | 38.19 Mn | 12.95% |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 370.21 Mn | 32.65 Mn | 4.20 Mn | 0.44% |
| 8 | Cadiz | 265.95 Mn | 231.07 Mn | -24,000.00 | -21.41% |
| 9 | AirJoule Technologies | 157.70 Mn | 37.32 Mn | - | -4.66% |
| 10 | LanzaTech Global | 50.39 Mn | -47.24 Mn | 1.91 Mn | -19.11% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -0.14% |
| 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% |
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Ceco Environmental Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CECO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CECO", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CECO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();