Emcor (EME) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Emcor's (EME) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 2.32% in Q1 2026, down 3587.0% year-on-year from 0.07% in Q1 2025, and up 347.4% quarter-over-quarter from 0.52% in Q4 2025.
Emcor (EME) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Emcor has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 2.32% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 2.32%, down 3587.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.32% (down 3587.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.59%, down 4411.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 2.32% for Q1 2026 at Emcor, up from 0.52% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 39.96% in Q4 2024 to a low of 0.52% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 26.96% (2023), against an average of 25.91%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 1111 bps in 2024 and tumbled 3944 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Emcor's Return on Capital Employed stood at 20.71% in 2022, then jumped by 46 bps to 30.21% in 2023, then jumped by 32 bps to 39.96% in 2024, then sank by 99 bps to 0.52% in 2025, then soared by 347 bps to 2.32% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 2.32% (Q1 2026), 0.52% (Q4 2025), and 38.78% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quanta Services | 103.91 Bn | 103.65 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 10.73% |
| 2 | Comfort Systems Usa | 65.18 Bn | 64.13 Bn | 754.41 Mn | 15.88% |
| 3 | Emcor | 36.65 Bn | 35.73 Bn | 863.95 Mn | 2.32% |
| 4 | Mastec | 28.10 Bn | 27.94 Bn | 477.90 Mn | 12.69% |
| 5 | Sterling Infrastructure | 27.31 Bn | 26.80 Bn | 194.30 Mn | 30.01% |
| 6 | APi | 18.18 Bn | 17.54 Bn | 620.00 Mn | 8.37% |
| 7 | IES Holdings | 14.63 Bn | 14.37 Bn | 254.79 Mn | 42.91% |
| 8 | Jacobs Solutions | 14.18 Bn | 12.80 Bn | 794.89 Mn | 7.34% |
| 9 | Dycom Industries | 13.76 Bn | 13.05 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | TopBuild | 11.17 Bn | 10.90 Bn | 400.25 Mn | 13.66% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.32% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.52% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 38.78% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 38.65% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 38.19% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 39.96% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 38.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 34.83% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 30.49% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 30.21% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.96% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.03% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.22% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 20.71% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.60% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.90% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.65% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.72% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 17.73% |