Growth Metrics

Fuelcell Energy (FCEL) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Fuelcell Energy recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 20.8% in Q1 2026, up 12.03% quarter-over-quarter from 23.64% in Q4 2025, and down 351.0% year-over-year from 8.29% in Q1 2025.

Fuelcell Energy's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 20.8% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 351.0% year-over-year to 20.8%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 20.8% (down 351.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 22.1%, down 401.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 20.8% for Q1 2026 at Fuelcell Energy, up from 23.64% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 12.08% in Q1 2022 to a low of 26.02% in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 17.41% and a median of 17.29% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 891 bps in 2022 and jumped 158 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Fuelcell Energy's Return on Capital Employed stood at 16.78% in 2022, then rose by 8 bps to 15.39% in 2023, then decreased by 18 bps to 18.16% in 2024, then tumbled by 30 bps to 23.64% in 2025, then grew by 12 bps to 20.8% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 20.8%, 23.64%, and 26.02% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

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1 Vertiv Holdings 125.39 Bn 122.89 Bn 999.70 Mn 26.52%
2 Bloom Energy 85.22 Bn 82.75 Bn 225.54 Mn 4.38%
3 nVent Electric 26.63 Bn 26.44 Bn 445.60 Mn 11.66%
4 Hubbell 25.22 Bn 24.72 Bn 505.30 Mn 18.97%
5 Advanced Energy Industries 12.25 Bn 12.25 Bn 200.90 Mn 13.11%
6 Powell Industries 10.16 Bn 9.61 Bn 87.94 Mn 32.43%
7 Acuity Inc. (De) 8.82 Bn 8.55 Bn 520.40 Mn 15.83%
8 EnerSys 8.70 Bn 8.26 Bn 290.87 Mn 13.24%
9 Plug Power 5.25 Bn 4.87 Bn -21.61 Mn -72.06%
10 Fuelcell Energy 1.21 Bn 903.11 Mn -5.86 Mn -20.80%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 -20.80%
Oct 31, 2025 -23.64%
Jul 31, 2025 -26.02%
Apr 30, 2025 -17.32%
Jan 31, 2025 -17.29%
Oct 31, 2024 -18.16%
Jul 31, 2024 -17.76%
Apr 30, 2024 -18.90%
Jan 31, 2024 -17.63%
Oct 31, 2023 -15.39%
Jul 31, 2023 -16.89%
Apr 30, 2023 -15.87%
Jan 31, 2023 -14.28%
Oct 31, 2022 -16.78%
Jul 31, 2022 -14.29%
Apr 30, 2022 -12.95%
Jan 31, 2022 -12.08%
Oct 31, 2021 -7.87%
Jul 31, 2021 -8.95%
Apr 30, 2021 -12.23%
Jan 31, 2021 -10.39%
Oct 31, 2020 -9.30%
Jul 31, 2020 -15.24%
Apr 30, 2020 -13.32%
Jan 31, 2020 -17.50%
Oct 31, 2019 -23.51%
Jul 31, 2019 -18.14%
Apr 30, 2019 -25.44%
Jan 31, 2019 -21.29%
Oct 31, 2018 -15.43%
Jul 31, 2018 -14.66%
Apr 30, 2018 -13.91%
Jan 31, 2018 -13.87%
Oct 31, 2017 -17.80%
Jul 31, 2017 -18.33%
Apr 30, 2017 -16.21%
Jan 31, 2017 -15.88%
Oct 31, 2016 -16.37%
Jul 31, 2016 -16.88%
Apr 30, 2016 -17.36%
Jan 31, 2016 -16.71%
Oct 31, 2015 -13.85%
Jul 31, 2015 -12.58%
Apr 30, 2015 -12.05%
Jan 31, 2015 -12.12%
Oct 31, 2014 -13.31%
Jul 31, 2014 -16.30%
Apr 30, 2014 -18.11%
Jan 31, 2014 -17.01%
Oct 31, 2013 -22.69%
Jul 31, 2013 -26.08%
Apr 30, 2013 -35.90%
Jan 31, 2013 -37.98%
Oct 31, 2012 -29.38%
Jul 31, 2012 -26.77%
Apr 30, 2012 -29.75%
Jan 31, 2012 -56.84%
Oct 31, 2011 -81.43%