Growth Metrics

Dnow (DNOW) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Dnow filings provide 12 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 5.12% for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 709.0% to 5.12% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 5.12%, a 709.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 5.17%, down 720.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 5.12% in Q4 2025 for Dnow, down from 2.77% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 17.17% in Q2 2023 to a low of 13.21% in Q1 2021.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 6.37% (2022), compared with a mean of 5.67%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: surged 6091bps in 2021 and later crashed -1192bps in 2024.
  • Dnow's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.41% in 2021, then soared by 3623bps to 15.2% in 2022, then fell by -9bps to 13.9% in 2023, then plummeted by -86bps to 1.98% in 2024, then crashed by -358bps to 5.12% in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Capital Employed were 5.12% (Q4 2025), 2.77% (Q3 2025), and 2.0% (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.