DLH Holdings (DLHC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

DLH Holdings (DLHC) posted Return on Capital Employed of 3.12% for Q1 2026, down 39.04% on a QoQ basis from 5.11% in Q4 2025, and down 549.0% year-over-year from 0.69% in Q1 2025.

DLH Holdings (DLHC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

DLH Holdings' Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 3.12% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 549.0% year-over-year to 3.12% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.12% (down 549.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 6.46%, down 263.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 3.12% for Q1 2026 at DLH Holdings, down from 5.11% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 24.2% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 3.12% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 11.24% and a median of 8.12% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 1244 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 1796 bps.
  • DLH Holdings' Return on Capital Employed stood at 19.91% in 2022, then slumped by 64 bps to 7.22% in 2023, then advanced by 29 bps to 9.3% in 2024, then tumbled by 45 bps to 5.11% in 2025, then tumbled by 39 bps to 3.12% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DLHC's Return on Capital Employed at 3.12% in Q1 2026, 5.11% in Q4 2025, and 6.65% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 Cintas 82.43 Bn 82.25 Bn 1.45 Bn 30.25%
2 Rentokil Initial 71.81 Bn 69.31 Bn - -48.80%
3 Relx 63.28 Bn 63.04 Bn - -
4 Thomson Reuters 40.35 Bn 39.49 Bn - -15.25%
5 Copart 26.32 Bn 22.97 Bn 732.88 Mn 17.98%
6 Global Payments 22.09 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.70 Bn 3.08%
7 Rb Global 20.79 Bn 20.60 Bn 927.90 Mn 7.10%
8 UL Solutions 17.26 Bn 17.01 Bn 381.00 Mn 27.02%
9 Aramark 15.08 Bn 14.60 Bn 426.39 Mn 7.90%
10 DLH Holdings 73.91 Mn 73.78 Mn 11.78 Mn 3.12%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.12%
Dec 31, 2025 5.11%
Sep 30, 2025 6.65%
Jun 30, 2025 8.12%
Mar 31, 2025 8.61%
Dec 31, 2024 9.30%
Sep 30, 2024 9.35%
Jun 30, 2024 7.00%
Mar 31, 2024 7.36%
Dec 31, 2023 7.22%
Sep 30, 2023 6.24%
Dec 31, 2022 19.91%
Sep 30, 2022 24.20%
Jun 30, 2022 23.47%
Mar 31, 2022 22.91%
Dec 31, 2021 17.86%
Sep 30, 2021 14.17%
Jun 30, 2021 11.56%
Mar 31, 2021 10.47%
Dec 31, 2020 10.56%