Esab (ESAB) Return on Capital Employed (2022 - 2026)
Esab (ESAB) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 9.92% for Q4 2025, down 313.0% year-over-year from 4.66% in Q4 2024, and down 9.57% quarter-over-quarter from 10.97% in Q4 2025.
Esab (ESAB) Return on Capital Employed (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Esab (ESAB) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 4 consecutive years, with 9.92% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 313.0% year-over-year to 9.92%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 9.92% (down 313.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 11.03%, down 253.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed fell to 9.92% in Q4 2025 per ESAB's latest filing, from 10.97% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 13.4% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 9.92% in Q4 2025.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 11.72% across 4 years, with a median of 11.47% in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 267 bps — and 2025, when it plunged 313 bps.
- Esab's Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.81% in 2022, then gained by 18 bps to 12.74% in 2023, then climbed by 2 bps to 13.06% in 2024, then declined by 24 bps to 9.92% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows ESAB's Return on Capital Employed at 9.92% in Q4 2025, 10.97% in Q4 2025, and 11.99% in Q3 2025.
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| 1 | Ati | 28.47 Bn | 27.69 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 17.58% |
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| 5 | Esab | 4.82 Bn | 4.61 Bn | 307.21 Mn | 7.80% |
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| 10 | Insteel Industries | 590.85 Mn | 567.91 Mn | 20.10 Mn | 11.93% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 7.80% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.92% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 10.97% |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 11.99% |
| Apr 4, 2025 | 12.93% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.06% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 12.98% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 13.40% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 13.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.74% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 11.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.08% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.60% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.81% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.80% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 10.41% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 10.70% |