Ceco Environmental (CECO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Ceco Environmental (CECO) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -0.31% in Q2 2026, down 15.88 percentage points from 15.57% a year earlier and down 8.58 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).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.96 percentage points.
- 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 15.88 percentage points in Q2 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 8.27% (Q1 2026), 18.03% (Q4 2025) and 17.17% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecolab | 80.78 Bn | 72.52 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 13.27% |
| 2 | Xylem | 25.54 Bn | 20.78 Bn | 963.00 Mn | 9.16% |
| 3 | Veralto | 25.43 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 902.00 Mn | 21.41% |
| 4 | Badger Meter | 4.34 Bn | 3.62 Bn | 90.77 Mn | 20.14% |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 2.15 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 86.47 Mn | -0.31% |
| 6 | NWPX Infrastructure | 925.49 Mn | 886.96 Mn | 34.36 Mn | 12.53% |
| 7 | Cadiz | 345.42 Mn | 313.87 Mn | -24,000.00 | -21.02% |
| 8 | Energy Recovery | 344.03 Mn | 19.19 Mn | 8.96 Mn | 7.70% |
| 9 | AirJoule Technologies | 199.09 Mn | 78.72 Mn | - | -4.66% |
| 10 | LanzaTech Global | 59.06 Mn | -56.07 Mn | 1.91 Mn | -31.59% |
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Historic 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% |
API Access
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();