Equus Total Return (EQS) Return on Capital Employed (2022 - 2025)

Equus Total Return (EQS) reported Return on Capital Employed of 16.56% for Q4 2025, down 2480.0% on a YoY basis from 0.7% in Q4 2024, and down 231.45% quarter-over-quarter from 12.6% in Q3 2025.

Equus Total Return (EQS) Return on Capital Employed (2022 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Equus Total Return has reported Return on Capital Employed for 4 years, with the latest figure at 16.56% in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 2480.0% year-over-year to 16.56%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 16.56% (down 2480.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 15.59%, down 1804.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 stood at 16.56%, down from 12.6% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 12.6% in Q3 2025, with the low at 16.56% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 1.61% across 4 years, with a median of 0.32% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed surged 1068 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 2480 bps.
  • Equus Total Return's Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.01% in 2022, then soared by 103 bps to 0.32% in 2023, then surged by 2514 bps to 8.24% in 2024, then sank by 301 bps to 16.56% in 2025.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 16.56% (Q4 2025), 12.6% (Q3 2025), and 5.69% (Q1 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 163.18 Bn 153.56 Bn - -
2 Blackstone 96.85 Bn 95.80 Bn - -
3 Kkr 86.45 Bn 133.96 Bn - -
4 Apollo Global Management 82.30 Bn 101.04 Bn 5.04 Bn -
5 State Street 46.95 Bn 21.27 Bn - -
6 Ameriprise Financial 43.65 Bn 43.52 Bn 4.57 Bn -
7 Northern Trust 31.92 Bn 31.92 Bn - -
8 Raymond James Financial 30.62 Bn 19.37 Bn - -
9 Ares Management 29.04 Bn 32.41 Bn - -
10 Equus Total Return 16.72 Mn 6.12 Mn 244,000.00 -16.56%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -16.56%
Sep 30, 2025 12.60%
Mar 31, 2025 5.69%
Dec 31, 2024 8.24%
Sep 30, 2024 2.84%
Mar 31, 2024 1.71%
Dec 31, 2023 0.32%
Sep 30, 2023 -6.87%
Jun 30, 2023 -7.66%
Mar 31, 2023 -8.98%
Sep 30, 2022 -9.01%