Clearfield (CLFD) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2025)
Clearfield's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 0.66% in fiscal Q3 2025 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2025), up 5.38 percentage points from -4.73% a year earlier and up 1.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Clearfield (CLFD) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2024 (ended Sep 30, 2024), Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Clearfield came in at -4.68%, down 16.98 percentage points from FY2023.
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 12.30% in FY2023 (-24.24 pp) and 36.54% in FY2022.
- The fiscal Q3 2025 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q1 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was higher in two of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -10.36 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was fiscal Q3 2025 (a gain of 5.38 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2024 (a drop of 20.25 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CLFD's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2025 was -0.56% (Q2 2025), -2.95% (Q1 2025) and -5.02% (Q4 2024).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,150.22 Bn | 4,895.69 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 68.32% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 390.67 Bn | 326.60 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 15.92% |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 234.99 Bn | 184.19 Bn | 2.33 Bn | - |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 223.66 Bn | 179.42 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 37.37% |
| 5 | Sony | 161.53 Bn | 96.07 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 12.98% |
| 6 | Sandisk | 129.94 Bn | 114.77 Bn | 9.38 Bn | - |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 115.51 Bn | 110.35 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 82.33% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 105.83 Bn | 95.66 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 53.78% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.65 Bn | 41.53 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 5.57% |
| 10 | Clearfield | 416.46 Mn | 21.76 Mn | 13.94 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.66% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.56% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.95% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -5.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -4.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.52% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.87% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.42% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.44% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.72% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.89% |
API Access
Clearfield 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=CLFD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CLFD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();