Consolidated Water (CWCO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Consolidated Water (CWCO) reported Return on Capital Employed of 1.44% for Q1 2026, up 69.0% year-over-year from 0.85% in Q1 2025, and down 26.25% on a QoQ basis from 1.96% in Q4 2025.
Consolidated Water (CWCO) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 1.44% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 69.0% year-over-year to 1.44% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.44% (up 69.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.02%, down 9.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 1.44% in Q1 2026 per CWCO's latest filing, from 1.96% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 15.36% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 0.2% in Q3 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 3.0% (2024), against an average of 4.11%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Return on Capital Employed jumped 1108 bps; it then sank 1516 bps in 2024.
- Tracing CWCO's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 5.57% in 2022, then decreased by 25 bps to 4.18% in 2023, then plunged by 52 bps to 2.01% in 2024, then dropped by 3 bps to 1.96% in 2025, then retreated by 26 bps to 1.44% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CWCO Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 1.44% (Q1 2026), 1.96% (Q4 2025), and 1.22% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 24.16 Bn | 24.02 Bn | 714.00 Mn | 6.08% |
| 2 | Aris Mining | 20.33 Bn | 19.86 Bn | 233.28 Mn | - |
| 3 | Essential Utilities | 10.48 Bn | 10.40 Bn | 685.96 Mn | 0.54% |
| 4 | American States Water | 2.94 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 104.19 Mn | 8.10% |
| 5 | California Water Service | 2.58 Bn | 2.48 Bn | 183.34 Mn | 3.21% |
| 6 | H2O America | 2.18 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 171.30 Mn | 3.52% |
| 7 | Middlesex Water | 959.61 Mn | 957.57 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 4.45% |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 465.28 Mn | 344.14 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 1.44% |
| 9 | York Water | 430.12 Mn | 430.12 Mn | 13.98 Mn | 0.62% |
| 10 | Artesian Resources | 332.86 Mn | 328.60 Mn | 26.56 Mn | 3.42% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.44% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.96% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.22% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.86% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.75% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.01% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.20% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.18% |
| 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 3.30% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 4.82% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 5.98% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 6.49% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 6.41% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 5.82% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 10.24% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 9.64% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 4.85% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 2.80% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 1.90% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 1.10% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1.45% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 2.81% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.80% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 1.68% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 1.46% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 1.84% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 4.55% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 5.12% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 5.69% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.81% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.52% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 0.72% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -0.41% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 4.29% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 3.81% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 3.90% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 5.42% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 5.34% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 5.68% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 4.99% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 4.93% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 4.62% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 9.40% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 9.62% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 3.98% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 3.64% |