Growth Metrics

Firstenergy (FE) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Firstenergy has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 16 years, most recently at 6.21% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1087.0% to 6.21% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 6.21% through Mar 2026, down 1087.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 4.53% for FY2025, 476.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 6.21% for Q1 2026 at Firstenergy, down from 13.53% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 59.66% in Q1 2024 and troughed at 747.51% in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 4.54% (2023), against an average of 83.41%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed surged 5519bps in 2024 and then plummeted -73539bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 4.6% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 115bps to 9.89% in 2023, then grew by 19bps to 11.79% in 2024, then rose by 15bps to 13.53% in 2025, then plummeted by -54bps to 6.21% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for FE's Return on Capital Employed are 6.21% (Q1 2026), 13.53% (Q4 2025), and 747.51% (Q3 2025).