Crane NXT (CXT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Crane NXT (CXT) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 8.64% in Q2 2026, down 2.61 percentage points from 11.25% a year earlier and down 0.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Crane NXT (CXT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Crane NXT reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 11.30%, down 4.55 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +3.71 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 15.85% in FY2024 (-0.12 pp), 15.98% in FY2023 (+4.72 pp), 11.26% in FY2022 (+3.83 pp) and 7.42% in FY2021 (-0.17 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for eight consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.15 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 11.66 percentage points in Q3 2021, against a drop of 4.78 percentage points in Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 8.85% (Q1 2026), 10.08% (Q4 2025) and 10.31% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 333.79 Bn | 305.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 22.08% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.60 Bn | 192.18 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 23.04% |
| 3 | Deere | 169.21 Bn | 137.30 Bn | 4.66 Bn | - |
| 4 | Eaton | 152.39 Bn | 149.57 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 12.16% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.22 Bn | 120.34 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 18.77% |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 89.77 Bn | 82.51 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 14.90% |
| 7 | 3M | 84.26 Bn | 65.66 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 19.43% |
| 8 | Vertiv Holdings | 79.29 Bn | 69.91 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 29.36% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 77.45 Bn | 74.01 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 41.86% |
| 10 | Crane NXT | 3.27 Bn | 2.39 Bn | 208.60 Mn | 8.64% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.64% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.08% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.31% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.60% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.64% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.03% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.21% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.14% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.69% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.69% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.86% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.86% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.90% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.63% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.45% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.99% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.12% |
Crane NXT Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CXT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CXT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CXT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();