Consolidated Water (CWCO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Consolidated Water (CWCO) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 7.47% for Q1 2026, up 32.0% year-over-year from 5.66% in Q1 2025, and down 6.6% quarter-over-quarter from 7.99% in Q4 2025.
Consolidated Water (CWCO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Consolidated Water (CWCO) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 7.47% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 32.0% year-over-year to 7.47%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.47% (up 32.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 8.24%, down 64.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed fell to 7.47% in Q1 2026 per CWCO's latest filing, from 7.99% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 20.28% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 1.89% in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 9.69% across 5 years, with a median of 7.47% in 2026.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed surged 1387 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 1313 bps.
- Consolidated Water's Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.57% in 2022, then jumped by 249 bps to 19.45% in 2023, then sank by 56 bps to 8.47% in 2024, then declined by 6 bps to 7.99% in 2025, then fell by 7 bps to 7.47% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CWCO's Return on Capital Employed at 7.47% in Q1 2026, 7.99% in Q4 2025, and 7.3% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 26.60 Bn | 26.41 Bn | - | 5.99% |
| 2 | Essential Utilities | 11.33 Bn | 11.32 Bn | - | 4.68% |
| 3 | American States Water | 3.38 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 278.03 Mn | 8.10% |
| 4 | California Water Service | 3.03 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 263.45 Mn | 3.50% |
| 5 | H2O America | 2.61 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 197.11 Mn | 3.41% |
| 6 | Middlesex Water | 1.09 Bn | 1.09 Bn | - | 4.63% |
| 7 | York Water | 517.01 Mn | 516.45 Mn | - | 4.50% |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 515.04 Mn | 388.71 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 7.47% |
| 9 | Artesian Resources | 361.34 Mn | 357.08 Mn | 26.56 Mn | 3.42% |
| 10 | Pure Cycle | 274.79 Mn | 266.35 Mn | 4.29 Mn | 7.88% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.47% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.99% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.30% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.16% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.15% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.47% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.67% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.93% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.28% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.45% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.36% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.50% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.57% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.28% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.33% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.89% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.19% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.79% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.82% |