Eaco (EACO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2012 - 2026)
Eaco (EACO) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 30.42% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 2.90 percentage points from 27.52% a year earlier and up 3.09 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Eaco (EACO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Eaco reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 29.17%, up 11.33 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +13.47 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 17.84% in FY2024 (-7.60 pp), 25.44% in FY2023 (-9.40 pp), 34.84% in FY2022 (+18.64 pp) and 16.20% in FY2021 (+0.49 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q4 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for seven consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.57 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 15.12 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2022, against a drop of 8.50 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 27.33% (Q2 2026), 25.91% (Q1 2026) and 26.41% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 68.35 Bn | 67.47 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 16.52% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 63.65 Bn | 61.24 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 37.06% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.95 Bn | 58.95 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 42.19% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 44.00 Bn | 41.22 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 23.37% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 32.03 Bn | 31.91 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 12.18% |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.25 Bn | 20.29 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 12.56% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.77 Bn | 13.09 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 10.99% |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.30 Bn | 9.98 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 18.08% |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.86 Bn | 11.74 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 23.02% |
| 10 | Eaco | 607.70 Mn | 482.28 Mn | 44.45 Mn | 30.42% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 30.42% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 27.33% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 25.91% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 26.41% |
| May 31, 2025 | 27.52% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 20.21% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 20.70% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 16.81% |
| May 31, 2024 | 16.69% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 20.03% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 20.53% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 24.27% |
| May 31, 2023 | 25.19% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 26.17% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 25.64% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 31.56% |
| May 31, 2022 | 28.07% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 25.53% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 24.62% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 16.44% |
Eaco Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=EACO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "EACO", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=EACO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();