Energy Recovery (ERII) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Energy Recovery (ERII) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 0.44% for Q3 2026, down 9.14 percentage points from 9.59% a year earlier and down 7.26 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Energy Recovery (ERII) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Energy Recovery's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 10.87%, up 2.08 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -6.44 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Energy Recovery's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 8.79% in FY2024 (-0.13 pp), 8.92% in FY2023 (-3.68 pp), 12.60% in FY2022 (+5.29 pp) and 7.31% in FY2021 (-10.00 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2016.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.14 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q4 2022, with a gain of 5.82 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2022, with a drop of 10.81 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 7.70% (Q2 2026), 10.64% (Q1 2026) and 11.75% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecolab | 86.73 Bn | 79.74 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 12.02% |
| 2 | Veralto | 28.77 Bn | 21.41 Bn | 908.00 Mn | 18.77% |
| 3 | Xylem | 21.59 Bn | 17.56 Bn | 907.00 Mn | 9.47% |
| 4 | Badger Meter | 4.42 Bn | 3.83 Bn | 98.85 Mn | 20.10% |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 3.20 Bn | 2.99 Bn | 130.10 Mn | -0.14% |
| 6 | NWPX Infrastructure | 866.95 Mn | 825.03 Mn | 38.19 Mn | 12.95% |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 370.21 Mn | 32.65 Mn | 4.20 Mn | 0.44% |
| 8 | Cadiz | 265.95 Mn | 231.07 Mn | -24,000.00 | -21.41% |
| 9 | AirJoule Technologies | 157.70 Mn | 37.32 Mn | - | -4.66% |
| 10 | LanzaTech Global | 50.39 Mn | -47.24 Mn | 1.91 Mn | -19.11% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.44% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.70% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.64% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.75% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.59% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.79% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.39% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.60% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.41% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.81% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.53% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.55% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.26% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.05% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.06% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.82% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.22% |
API Access
Energy Recovery 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=ERII&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "ERII", "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=ERII&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();