Dnow (DNOW) Return on Equity [ROE] (2014 - 2026)
Dnow (DNOW) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of -9.48% for Q2 2026, down 15.50 percentage points from 6.02% a year earlier and down 1.90 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Dnow (DNOW) Return on Equity [ROE] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Dnow's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -5.23%, down 12.43 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +41.11 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Dnow's Return on Equity [ROE] was 7.20% in FY2024 (-19.08 pp), 26.28% in FY2023 (+9.70 pp), 16.58% in FY2022 (+15.87 pp) and 0.71% in FY2021 (+47.05 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q2 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -12.49 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q3 2021, with a gain of 63.32 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2024, with a drop of 18.41 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was -7.58% (Q1 2026), -5.84% (Q4 2025) and 6.94% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 58.68 Bn | 56.66 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 44.74% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 56.84 Bn | 55.76 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 33.56% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.23 Bn | 40.45 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 34.02% |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 30.01 Bn | 29.89 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 20.69% |
| 5 | Reliance | 19.64 Bn | 18.69 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 12.32% |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.52 Bn | 14.83 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 13.82% |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.22 Bn | 12.09 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 22.28% |
| 8 | Watsco | 10.77 Bn | 8.93 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 16.76% |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.19 Bn | 8.98 Bn | 537.00 Mn | -10.30% |
| 10 | Dnow | 2.80 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 243.00 Mn | -9.48% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -9.48% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -7.58% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.84% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.94% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.05% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.85% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.21% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 22.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 25.44% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.91% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.52% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.64% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.77% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.59% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.17% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.71% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -7.31% |
API Access
Dnow Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=DNOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "DNOW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=DNOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();