Clearfield (CLFD) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Clearfield's (CLFD) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 0.77% in Q1 2026, up 138.0% year-on-year from 0.32% in Q1 2025, and down 63.15% on a QoQ basis from 2.08% in Q4 2025.

Clearfield (CLFD) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Clearfield (CLFD) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 0.77% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 138.0% year-over-year to 0.77% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.77%, a 138.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.77%, up 696.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 0.77%, down from 2.08% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for CLFD reached as high as 42.03% in Q3 2022 and fell as low as 6.58% in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 10.57% across 5 years, with a median of 2.08% in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 1667 bps in 2022 and slumped 3062 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 28.01% in 2022, then sank by 87 bps to 3.59% in 2023, then tumbled by 226 bps to 4.52% in 2024, then surged by 146 bps to 2.08% in 2025, then slumped by 63 bps to 0.77% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 0.77% in Q1 2026, 2.08% in Q4 2025, and 2.0% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 64.04 Bn 59.20 Bn 9.10 Bn -0.78%
4 Ciena 53.20 Bn 51.90 Bn 625.52 Mn 6.63%
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6 Nokia 49.83 Bn 42.52 Bn 9.86 Bn -
7 Ubiquiti 32.53 Bn 32.16 Bn 370.71 Mn 87.31%
8 Ericsson Lm Telephone 32.22 Bn 26.54 Bn 2.53 Bn 21.27%
9 AST SpaceMobile 16.80 Bn 16.80 Bn 3.67 Mn -8.36%
10 Clearfield 437.73 Mn 346.66 Mn 11.16 Mn 0.77%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.77%
Dec 31, 2025 2.08%
Sep 30, 2025 2.00%
Jun 30, 2025 0.76%
Mar 31, 2025 -0.61%
Dec 31, 2024 -4.52%
Sep 30, 2024 -6.58%
Jun 30, 2024 -6.31%
Mar 31, 2024 -3.43%
Dec 31, 2023 3.59%
Sep 30, 2023 11.41%
Jun 30, 2023 17.83%
Mar 31, 2023 21.74%
Dec 31, 2022 28.01%
Sep 30, 2022 42.03%
Jun 30, 2022 36.84%
Mar 31, 2022 34.04%
Dec 31, 2021 31.50%
Sep 30, 2021 25.36%
Jun 30, 2021 20.97%