Donaldson (DCI) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)

Donaldson (DCI) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.03% for Q1 2026, up 20.22% on a QoQ basis from 0.03% in Q4 2025, and little changed year-over-year from 0.03% in Q1 2025.

Donaldson (DCI) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Donaldson's Return on Invested Capital history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.03% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.03% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 0.03% (changed 0.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.23%, up 9.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 0.03% for Q1 2026 at Donaldson, up from 0.03% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.05% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 0.01% in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.03% and a median of 0.02% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Invested Capital advanced 3 bps — and 2024, when it fell 4 bps.
  • Donaldson's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.03% in 2022, then tumbled by 36 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then soared by 53 bps to 0.03% in 2024, then declined by 6 bps to 0.03% in 2025, then increased by 20 bps to 0.03% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DCI's Return on Invested Capital at 0.03% in Q1 2026, 0.03% in Q4 2025, and 0.02% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn -
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 0.01%
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn 0.00%
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 0.00%
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 0.00%
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn 0.01%
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn 0.00%
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 0.01%
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn 1.40%
10 Donaldson 10.74 Bn 10.55 Bn 299.80 Mn 0.03%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 0.03%
Oct 31, 2025 0.03%
Jul 31, 2025 0.02%
Apr 30, 2025 0.03%
Jan 31, 2025 0.04%
Oct 31, 2024 0.03%
Jul 31, 2024 0.02%
Apr 30, 2024 0.02%
Jan 31, 2024 0.01%
Oct 31, 2023 0.02%
Jul 31, 2023 0.02%
Apr 30, 2023 0.04%
Jan 31, 2023 0.05%
Oct 31, 2022 0.03%
Jul 31, 2022 0.02%
Apr 30, 2022 0.02%
Jan 31, 2022 0.02%
Oct 31, 2021 0.03%
Jul 31, 2021 0.05%
Apr 30, 2021 0.05%