Esab (ESAB) Return on Capital Employed (2022 - 2025)
Esab (ESAB) reported 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 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Esab (ESAB) has 4 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 9.92% in Q4 2025.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 came in at 9.92%, down 313.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 9.92% (down 313.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 11.03%, down 253.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 9.92% in Q4 2025 per ESAB's latest filing, from 10.97% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 13.4% in Q2 2024 and troughed at 9.92% in Q4 2025.
- A 4-year average of 11.72% and a median of 11.47% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed jumped 267 bps in 2024, then plunged 313 bps in 2025.
- A 4-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 10.81% in 2022, then rose by 18 bps to 12.74% in 2023, then advanced by 2 bps to 13.06% in 2024, then dropped 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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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carpenter Technology | 29.34 Bn | 29.04 Bn | 251.80 Mn | 20.96% |
| 2 | Ati | 27.51 Bn | 27.23 Bn | 262.90 Mn | 15.98% |
| 3 | Mueller Industries | 14.99 Bn | 13.61 Bn | 358.44 Mn | 31.89% |
| 4 | Commercial Metals | 8.04 Bn | 7.54 Bn | 387.91 Mn | -78.46% |
| 5 | Esab | 6.48 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 257.79 Mn | 9.92% |
| 6 | Gpgi | 3.86 Bn | 3.85 Bn | - | 3.49% |
| 7 | Worthington Enterprises | 2.96 Bn | 2.95 Bn | 109.47 Mn | 1.44% |
| 8 | Proto Labs | 1.93 Bn | 1.79 Bn | 63.59 Mn | 4.34% |
| 9 | Ryerson Holding | 1.17 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 288.80 Mn | 0.28% |
| 10 | Mayville Engineering Company | 727.03 Mn | 724.96 Mn | 10.96 Mn | -2.54% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |