Dnow (DNOW) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)
Dnow's (DNOW) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 5.77% in Q1 2026, down 1513.0% YoY from 0.41% in Q1 2025, and down 11.66% on a QoQ basis from 5.17% in Q4 2025.
Dnow (DNOW) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dnow (DNOW) has 13 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 5.77% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1513.0% year-over-year to 5.77% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.77% (down 1513.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 5.17%, down 1478.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed eased to 5.77% in Q1 2026, from 5.17% 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 5.77% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 9.74% and a median of 10.36% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 1863 bps — and 2026, when it sank 1513 bps.
- Tracing DNOW's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 15.2% in 2022, then dropped by 9 bps to 13.9% in 2023, then tumbled by 33 bps to 9.38% in 2024, then slumped by 155 bps to 5.17% in 2025, then retreated by 12 bps to 5.77% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 5.77% (Q1 2026), 5.17% (Q4 2025), and 9.71% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 62.29 Bn | 62.09 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 36.77% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 58.55 Bn | 58.34 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 40.62% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 47.55 Bn | 46.73 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 23.37% |
| 4 | Wesco International | 26.87 Bn | 26.06 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 10.99% |
| 5 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 13.33 Bn | 13.20 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 23.02% |
| 6 | Watsco | 12.91 Bn | 12.92 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 18.08% |
| 7 | Core & Main | 8.64 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 520.00 Mn | 14.28% |
| 8 | Pool | 7.08 Bn | 7.05 Bn | 540.76 Mn | 18.74% |
| 9 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.92 Bn | 6.84 Bn | 430.41 Mn | 20.14% |
| 10 | Dnow | 2.97 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 243.00 Mn | -7.08% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -7.08% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -5.77% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.17% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.71% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.08% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.35% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.38% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.36% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.49% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.90% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.67% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.30% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.14% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.91% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.42% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.22% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -4.92% |