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
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |