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% on a QoQ basis from 10.97% in Q4 2025.
Esab (ESAB) has 4 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 9.92% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 313.0% year-over-year to 9.92% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 9.92% (down 313.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 11.03%, down 253.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed eased 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.
- The 4-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 11.47% (2023), against an average of 11.72%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Return on Capital Employed surged 267 bps; it then slumped 313 bps in 2025.
- Tracing ESAB's Return on Capital Employed over 4 years: stood at 10.81% in 2022, then grew by 18 bps to 12.74% in 2023, then rose by 2 bps to 13.06% in 2024, then decreased by 24 bps to 9.92% in 2025.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ESAB Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 9.92% (Q4 2025), 10.97% (Q4 2025), and 11.99% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ati | 22.19 Bn | 21.90 Bn | 262.90 Mn | 15.98% |
| 2 | Carpenter Technology | 21.71 Bn | 21.41 Bn | 251.80 Mn | 20.96% |
| 3 | Mueller Industries | 14.55 Bn | 13.18 Bn | 358.44 Mn | 31.89% |
| 4 | Esab | 5.57 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 257.79 Mn | 9.92% |
| 5 | Worthington Enterprises | 2.71 Bn | 2.70 Bn | 109.47 Mn | 1.44% |
| 6 | Proto Labs | 1.70 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 63.59 Mn | 4.34% |
| 7 | Mayville Engineering Company | 520.33 Mn | 518.26 Mn | 10.96 Mn | -2.54% |
| 8 | Insteel Industries | 517.83 Mn | 502.74 Mn | 16.49 Mn | 13.72% |
| 9 | Tredegar | 271.32 Mn | 255.71 Mn | 28.99 Mn | 104.94% |
| 10 | Techprecision | 38.93 Mn | 38.86 Mn | 381,000.00 | 7.04% |
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% |