Growth Metrics

DLH Holdings (DLHC) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 549.0% to 3.12% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 3.12% through Mar 2026, down 549.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 6.46% for FY2025, 263.0% down from the prior year.

DLH Holdings filings provide 16 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 3.12% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed hit 3.12% in Q1 2026 for 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.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 11.24%, with a median of 8.12% recorded in 2025.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed soared 1244bps in 2022 before it tumbled -1796bps in 2023.
  • DLH Holdings' Return on Capital Employed stood at 19.91% in 2022, then plummeted by -64bps to 7.22% in 2023, then grew by 29bps to 9.3% in 2024, then tumbled by -45bps to 5.11% in 2025, then crashed by -39bps to 3.12% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for DLHC's Return on Capital Employed are 3.12% (Q1 2026), 5.11% (Q4 2025), and 6.65% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Relx 81.40 Bn 81.16 Bn - 47.48%
2 Rentokil Initial 79.56 Bn 78.10 Bn - -
3 Cintas 69.26 Bn 69.08 Bn 1.45 Bn 30.25%
4 Copart 33.09 Bn 28.01 Bn 971.24 Mn 16.88%
5 UL Solutions 20.56 Bn 20.32 Bn 381.00 Mn 27.02%
6 Global Payments 19.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 1.70 Bn 3.08%
7 Rb Global 19.08 Bn 18.89 Bn 869.50 Mn 7.10%
8 Aramark 13.57 Bn 13.16 Bn 426.35 Mn 7.90%
9 Amentum Holdings 5.65 Bn 5.74 Bn 345.00 Mn 5.80%
10 DLH Holdings 80.29 Mn 80.16 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%
Sep 30, 2020 11.26%
Jun 30, 2020 11.81%
Mar 31, 2020 10.06%
Dec 31, 2019 9.49%
Sep 30, 2019 9.71%
Jun 30, 2019 13.59%
Mar 31, 2019 22.87%
Dec 31, 2018 21.38%
Sep 30, 2018 18.11%
Jun 30, 2018 17.55%
Mar 31, 2018 15.54%
Dec 31, 2017 14.39%
Sep 30, 2017 14.12%
Jun 30, 2017 8.97%
Mar 31, 2017 11.48%
Dec 31, 2016 9.07%
Sep 30, 2016 8.04%
Jun 30, 2016 11.72%