Clearfield (CLFD) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Clearfield (CLFD) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -0.15% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 0.92 percentage points from 0.77% a year earlier but up 0.41 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
Clearfield (CLFD) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Clearfield's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 0.77%, up 6.96 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -9.95 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Clearfield's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -6.18% in FY2024 (-20.45 pp), 14.27% in FY2023 (-36.45 pp), 50.72% in FY2022 (+22.72 pp) and 28.00% in FY2021 (+17.27 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of -6.58% in fiscal Q4 2024 to a high of 42.03% in fiscal Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.54 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2022, with a gain of 18.20 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2023, with a drop of 30.62 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was -0.56% (Q2 2026), 0.85% (Q1 2026) and 0.77% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,150.22 Bn | 4,895.69 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 70.57% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 390.67 Bn | 326.60 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 17.86% |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 234.99 Bn | 184.19 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 29.33% |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 223.66 Bn | 179.42 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 38.06% |
| 5 | Sony | 161.53 Bn | 96.07 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 16.11% |
| 6 | Sandisk | 129.94 Bn | 114.77 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 115.35% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 115.51 Bn | 110.35 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 76.09% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 105.83 Bn | 95.66 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 57.31% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.65 Bn | 41.53 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 5.09% |
| 10 | Clearfield | 416.46 Mn | 21.76 Mn | 13.94 Mn | -0.15% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.15% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.56% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.85% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.77% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.77% |
| 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% |
API Access
Clearfield Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CLFD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CLFD", "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=CLFD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();