Donaldson (DCI) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)
Donaldson filings provide 17 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 21.33% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 309.0% to 21.33% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 21.33%, a 309.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 22.64%, down 378.0% from a year prior.
- Return on Capital Employed hit 21.33% in Q1 2026 for Donaldson, down from 22.36% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 26.5% in Q1 2024 to a low of 21.33% in Q1 2026.
- Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 24.22% (2023), compared with a mean of 23.9%.
- Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: soared 459bps in 2022 and later plummeted -360bps in 2025.
- Donaldson's Return on Capital Employed stood at 22.92% in 2022, then increased by 12bps to 25.73% in 2023, then decreased by -2bps to 25.26% in 2024, then dropped by -11bps to 22.36% in 2025, then decreased by -5bps to 21.33% in 2026.
- The last three reported values for Return on Capital Employed were 21.33% (Q1 2026), 22.36% (Q4 2025), and 22.22% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.