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
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 453.08 Bn | 436.44 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 16.71% |
| 2 | Motorola Solutions | 70.40 Bn | 69.51 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 21.43% |
| 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% |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 51.31 Bn | 48.14 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 11.56% |
| 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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |