Growth Metrics

Columbus Mckinnon (CMCO) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Columbus Mckinnon has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 15 years, most recently at 0.03% for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Return on Capital Employed at 0.03% for Q4 2025, down 2.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was 0.03% (down 2.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 0.04%, down 4.0%.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.03% at Columbus Mckinnon, down from 0.03% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for CMCO hit a ceiling of 0.07% in Q4 2023 and a floor of 0.03% in Q4 2025.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 0.05% (2022), compared with a mean of 0.05%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: decreased -5bps in 2021 and later rose 2bps in 2022.
  • Columbus Mckinnon's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.05% in 2021, then skyrocketed by 45bps to 0.07% in 2022, then increased by 5bps to 0.07% in 2023, then fell by -29bps to 0.05% in 2024, then crashed by -48bps to 0.03% in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Capital Employed were 0.03% (Q4 2025), 0.03% (Q3 2025), and 0.03% (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.