Equus Total Return (EQS) Return on Capital Employed (2022 - 2025)
Equus Total Return's (EQS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 17.0% in Q4 2025, down 2524.0% YoY from 0.7% in Q4 2024, and down 234.9% on a QoQ basis from 12.6% in Q3 2025.
Equus Total Return (EQS) Return on Capital Employed (2022 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Equus Total Return (EQS) has 4 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 17.0% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 2524.0% year-over-year to 17.0% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 17.0% (down 2524.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 15.59%, down 1804.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 17.0% in Q4 2025, from 12.6% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 12.6% in Q3 2025 to a low of 17.0% in Q4 2025.
- A 4-year average of 1.62% and a median of 0.32% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed surged 1068 bps — and 2025, when it plunged 2524 bps.
- Tracing EQS's Return on Capital Employed over 4 years: 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 slumped by 306 bps to 17.0% in 2025.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 17.0% (Q4 2025), 12.6% (Q3 2025), and 5.69% (Q1 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 176.99 Bn | 163.12 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Blackstone | 113.16 Bn | 110.65 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Kkr | 96.05 Bn | -181.02 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Brookfield | 92.54 Bn | 45.14 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Brookfield Asset Management | 82.31 Bn | 80.81 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Apollo Global Management | 77.14 Bn | 51.77 Bn | 10.54 Bn | - |
| 7 | State Street | 50.64 Bn | 50.64 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Ameriprise Financial | 50.31 Bn | 39.27 Bn | 4.72 Bn | - |
| 9 | Northern Trust | 33.61 Bn | 33.61 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Equus Total Return | 14.87 Mn | 11.74 Mn | 279,000.00 | -17.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -17.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.60% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.69% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.24% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.08% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.71% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.32% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -6.87% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -7.59% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -8.98% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -9.01% |