Energy Recovery ERII
NASDAQ ERII
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At close: Oct 2, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Energy Recovery (ERII) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2018)

Updated

Energy Recovery (ERII) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 8.95% for Q4 2018, down 2.60 percentage points from 11.55% a year earlier and down 3.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Energy Recovery (ERII) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

For FY2018, Energy Recovery posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 9.72%, down 1.81 percentage points from FY2017.

  • By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 11.53% in FY2017 (+6.37 pp) and 5.16% in FY2016.
  • Five-year quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] spans a low of -34.48% in Q2 2015 and a high of 12.17% in Q3 2018.
  • Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.77 percentage points.
  • The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q2 2016 (a gain of 31.89 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2018 (a drop of 2.60 percentage points).
  • Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q4 2018 came in at 12.17% (Q3 2018), 11.14% (Q2 2018) and 8.25% (Q1 2018).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Ecolab 76.74 Bn 68.51 Bn 1.95 Bn 10.99%
2 Xylem 23.78 Bn 19.27 Bn 963.00 Mn 7.97%
3 Veralto 23.12 Bn 15.77 Bn 902.00 Mn 17.43%
4 Badger Meter 3.70 Bn 2.97 Bn 90.77 Mn -
5 Ceco Environmental 3.19 Bn 3.02 Bn 86.47 Mn -0.25%
6 NWPX Infrastructure 1.02 Bn 983.22 Mn 34.36 Mn 12.08%
7 Energy Recovery 346.45 Mn 21.62 Mn 8.96 Mn -
8 Cadiz 322.34 Mn 290.78 Mn -24,000.00 -
9 AirJoule Technologies 287.52 Mn 167.15 Mn - -
10 LanzaTech Global 79.06 Mn -36.08 Mn 1.91 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2018 8.95%
Sep 30, 2018 12.17%
Jun 30, 2018 11.14%
Mar 31, 2018 8.25%
Dec 31, 2017 11.55%
Sep 30, 2017 10.70%
Jun 30, 2017 4.80%
Mar 31, 2017 4.00%
Dec 31, 2016 0.56%
Sep 30, 2016 -3.21%
Jun 30, 2016 -2.60%
Mar 31, 2016 -8.45%
Dec 31, 2015 -18.11%
Sep 30, 2015 -26.38%
Jun 30, 2015 -34.48%
Jun 30, 2012 -23.92%
Mar 31, 2012 -28.66%
Dec 31, 2011 -24.84%
Sep 30, 2011 -12.92%
API Access

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