Ceco Environmental (CECO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2013 - 2026)
Ceco Environmental's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -0.25% in Q2 2026, down 11.66 percentage points from 11.40% a year earlier and down 5.92 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ceco Environmental (CECO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Ceco Environmental came in at 13.46%, up 6.67 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of +10.02 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 6.79% in FY2024 (+0.20 pp), 6.59% in FY2023 (+0.89 pp), 5.70% in FY2022 (+4.17 pp) and 1.53% in FY2021 (-1.91 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 2018.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.59 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q3 2025 (a gain of 6.65 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2026 (a drop of 11.66 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CECO's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 5.66% (Q1 2026), 12.68% (Q4 2025) and 12.83% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecolab | 76.74 Bn | 68.51 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 10.99% |
| 2 | Xylem | 23.78 Bn | 19.27 Bn | 963.00 Mn | 7.97% |
| 3 | Veralto | 23.12 Bn | 15.77 Bn | 902.00 Mn | 17.43% |
| 4 | Badger Meter | 3.70 Bn | 2.97 Bn | 90.77 Mn | - |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 3.19 Bn | 3.02 Bn | 86.47 Mn | -0.25% |
| 6 | NWPX Infrastructure | 1.02 Bn | 983.22 Mn | 34.36 Mn | 12.08% |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 346.45 Mn | 21.62 Mn | 8.96 Mn | - |
| 8 | Cadiz | 322.34 Mn | 290.78 Mn | -24,000.00 | - |
| 9 | AirJoule Technologies | 287.52 Mn | 167.15 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | LanzaTech Global | 79.06 Mn | -36.08 Mn | 1.91 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.25% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.66% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.68% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.75% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.18% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.83% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.33% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.21% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.80% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.69% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.17% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.28% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.15% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.14% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.17% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.49% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.27% |
API Access
Ceco Environmental Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CECO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CECO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();