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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |