Covista (CVSA) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Covista (CVSA) reported Return on Capital Employed of 4.1% for Q1 2026, down 1093.0% year-over-year from 0.41% in Q1 2025, and up 10.74% quarter-over-quarter from 3.71% in Q4 2025.

Covista (CVSA) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Covista (CVSA) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 4.1% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 4.1%, down 1093.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.1% (down 1093.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 2.8%, down 669.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed grew to 4.1% in Q1 2026 per CVSA's latest filing, from 3.71% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 15.03% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 0.98% in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 5.4% and a median of 3.71% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed soared 1306 bps in 2025, then tumbled 1093 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 5.77% in 2022, then sank by 70 bps to 1.75% in 2023, then soared by 628 bps to 12.76% in 2024, then plunged by 71 bps to 3.71% in 2025, then advanced by 11 bps to 4.1% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CVSA's Return on Capital Employed at 4.1% in Q1 2026, 3.71% in Q4 2025, and 3.49% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.64 Bn 7.60 Bn 22.18 Mn 46.13%
2 Graham Holdings 4.92 Bn 3.91 Bn 841.00 Mn 3.48%
3 Laureate Education 4.86 Bn 4.70 Bn -16.39 Mn 23.56%
4 Covista 4.36 Bn 4.35 Bn 276.31 Mn 4.10%
5 Stride 4.16 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 19.19%
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.97 Bn 3.72 Bn 244.77 Mn 7.87%
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.35 Bn 2.19 Bn 103.97 Mn 8.69%
8 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 18.63%
9 Strategic Education 1.76 Bn 1.60 Bn - 9.78%
10 Lincoln Educational Services 1.45 Bn 1.43 Bn 120.06 Mn 8.38%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.10%
Dec 31, 2025 3.71%
Sep 30, 2025 3.49%
Jun 30, 2025 2.77%
Mar 31, 2025 15.03%
Dec 31, 2024 12.76%
Sep 30, 2024 11.63%
Jun 30, 2024 9.69%
Mar 31, 2024 1.98%
Dec 31, 2023 1.75%
Sep 30, 2023 1.22%
Jun 30, 2023 0.98%
Mar 31, 2023 7.16%
Dec 31, 2022 5.77%
Sep 30, 2022 4.99%
Jun 30, 2022 2.81%
Mar 31, 2022 2.05%
Dec 31, 2021 2.03%
Sep 30, 2021 2.50%
Jun 30, 2021 4.43%