Columbus Mckinnon (CMCO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Columbus Mckinnon (CMCO) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 2.58% in Q4 2025, down 3.42% quarter-over-quarter from 2.67% in Q3 2025, and down 234.0% on a YoY basis from 1.93% in Q4 2024.

Columbus Mckinnon (CMCO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Columbus Mckinnon's Return on Capital Employed history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.58% for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 234.0% year-over-year to 2.58%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 2.58% (down 234.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 3.58%, down 356.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 2.58% for Q4 2025 at Columbus Mckinnon, down from 2.67% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 6.94% in Q4 2023 to a low of 2.58% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 5.21% across 5 years, with a median of 5.3% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Return on Capital Employed plunged 527 bps in 2021, then jumped 206 bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 4.57% in 2021, then soared by 45 bps to 6.63% in 2022, then advanced by 5 bps to 6.94% in 2023, then slipped by 29 bps to 4.92% in 2024, then tumbled by 48 bps to 2.58% in 2025.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 2.58% (Q4 2025), 2.67% (Q3 2025), and 2.59% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 424.10 Bn 420.03 Bn 6.11 Bn 19.06%
2 Deere 156.25 Bn 148.36 Bn 13.06 Bn -
3 Paccar 63.14 Bn 62.45 Bn 1.36 Bn -32.34%
4 Oshkosh 8.32 Bn 8.07 Bn 311.90 Mn 1.21%
5 Terex 6.12 Bn 5.73 Bn 206.00 Mn 5.03%
6 Blue Bird 2.24 Bn 1.97 Bn 70.65 Mn 43.06%
7 Alamo 1.85 Bn 1.65 Bn 104.81 Mn 10.37%
8 Lindsay 1.21 Bn 1.02 Bn 42.35 Mn -0.08%
9 Astec Industries 1.18 Bn 1.11 Bn 99.10 Mn 5.19%
10 Columbus Mckinnon 364.68 Mn 329.20 Mn 102.89 Mn -4.44%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -4.44%
Dec 31, 2025 2.58%
Sep 30, 2025 2.67%
Jun 30, 2025 2.59%
Mar 31, 2025 3.72%
Dec 31, 2024 4.92%
Sep 30, 2024 5.44%
Jun 30, 2024 6.80%
Mar 31, 2024 6.78%
Dec 31, 2023 6.94%
Sep 30, 2023 6.48%
Jun 30, 2023 6.37%
Mar 31, 2023 6.83%
Dec 31, 2022 6.63%
Sep 30, 2022 6.35%
Jun 30, 2022 5.96%
Mar 31, 2022 5.16%
Dec 31, 2021 4.57%
Sep 30, 2021 4.39%
Jun 30, 2021 4.57%