Energy Recovery ERII
NASDAQ ERII
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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 85.97 Bn 78.95 Bn 2.07 Bn 9.96%
2 Veralto 28.80 Bn 21.43 Bn 908.00 Mn 17.10%
3 Xylem 23.13 Bn 18.86 Bn 907.00 Mn 8.26%
4 Badger Meter 4.57 Bn 3.97 Bn 98.85 Mn -
5 Ceco Environmental 2.30 Bn 2.12 Bn 86.47 Mn -0.25%
6 NWPX Infrastructure 882.96 Mn 841.04 Mn 38.19 Mn 12.47%
7 Energy Recovery 374.69 Mn 37.14 Mn 4.20 Mn -
8 Cadiz 320.18 Mn 285.30 Mn -24,000.00 -
9 AirJoule Technologies 179.57 Mn 59.19 Mn - -
10 LanzaTech Global 58.06 Mn -39.57 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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