Casella Waste Systems (CWST) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Casella Waste Systems has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 2.16% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 335.0% year-over-year to 2.16%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.16% (up 335.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 2.14%, down 68.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 2.16%, up from 2.12% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 7.73% in Q3 2022, with the low at 1.32% in Q2 2025.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 3.43% across 5 years, with a median of 3.48% in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 480 bps — and 2026, when it jumped 335 bps.
• Casella Waste Systems' Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.65% in 2022, then slumped by 53 bps to 3.59% in 2023, then sank by 131 bps to 1.1% in 2024, then surged by 293 bps to 2.12% in 2025, then advanced by 2 bps to 2.16% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 2.16% (Q1 2026), 2.12% (Q4 2025), and 1.14% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.