Fuelcell Energy (FCEL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026)
Fuelcell Energy's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -20.51% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 13.16 percentage points from -33.67% a year earlier and up 10.54 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Fuelcell Energy (FCEL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Fuelcell Energy came in at -28.07%, down 5.33 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -3.09 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -22.74% in FY2024 (-3.51 pp), -19.23% in FY2023 (+1.95 pp), -21.18% in FY2022 (-6.23 pp) and -14.95% in FY2021 (+10.03 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q4 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was higher in 1 of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.63 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was fiscal Q4 2021 (a gain of 13.97 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2025 (a drop of 11.07 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE Vernova | 216.95 Bn | 178.02 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 10.65% |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 57.07 Bn | 47.00 Bn | 417.10 Mn | 31.22% |
| 3 | First Solar | 18.48 Bn | 9.43 Bn | 605.00 Mn | 16.76% |
| 4 | Nextpower | 11.96 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 335.85 Mn | - |
| 5 | BWX Technologies | 11.65 Bn | 9.95 Bn | 202.31 Mn | 10.63% |
| 6 | Generac Holdings | 11.03 Bn | 9.86 Bn | 521.81 Mn | 7.88% |
| 7 | EnerSys | 6.03 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 313.36 Mn | 13.79% |
| 8 | Enphase Energy | 4.18 Bn | -683.79 Mn | 175.01 Mn | 5.27% |
| 9 | Mirion Technologies | 3.62 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 133.10 Mn | 1.97% |
| 10 | Fuelcell Energy | 888.29 Mn | -725.12 Mn | -24.50 Mn | -20.51% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | -20.51% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -31.05% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -30.31% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -33.67% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -22.08% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -22.95% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -22.60% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -19.06% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -20.67% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -19.13% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -17.42% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -20.37% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -17.48% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -9.78% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -11.98% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | -18.08% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | -23.74% |
| Jul 31, 2020 | -62.13% |
| Apr 30, 2020 | -66.49% |
| Jan 31, 2020 | -64.16% |
API Access
Fuelcell Energy Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=FCEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "FCEL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=FCEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();