Franklin Electric (FELE) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Franklin Electric's (FELE) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 17.16% in Q1 2026, down 8.0% year-on-year from 18.65% in Q1 2025, and up 3.79% quarter-over-quarter from 16.53% in Q4 2025.

Franklin Electric (FELE) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Franklin Electric has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 17.16% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 17.16%, down 8.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 17.16% (down 8.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 17.48%, down 69.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 17.16% for Q1 2026 at Franklin Electric, up from 16.53% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 21.38% in Q1 2023 to a low of 16.21% in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 17.97% (2024), against an average of 18.25%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 421 bps in 2023 and tumbled 341 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Franklin Electric's Return on Capital Employed stood at 19.79% in 2022, then decreased by 8 bps to 18.23% in 2023, then slipped by 3 bps to 17.65% in 2024, then fell by 6 bps to 16.53% in 2025, then increased by 4 bps to 17.16% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 17.16% (Q1 2026), 16.53% (Q4 2025), and 16.21% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 7.18%
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 14.09%
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 18.36%
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 15.97%
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn 14.32%
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn 39.40%
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 14.67%
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 31.32%
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn 12.62%
10 Franklin Electric 4.36 Bn 4.28 Bn 174.97 Mn 17.16%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 17.16%
Dec 31, 2025 16.53%
Sep 30, 2025 16.21%
Jun 30, 2025 18.17%
Mar 31, 2025 17.24%
Dec 31, 2024 17.65%
Sep 30, 2024 17.93%
Jun 30, 2024 17.87%
Mar 31, 2024 17.97%
Dec 31, 2023 18.23%
Sep 30, 2023 18.65%
Jun 30, 2023 19.68%
Mar 31, 2023 21.38%
Dec 31, 2022 19.79%
Sep 30, 2022 19.51%
Jun 30, 2022 19.08%
Mar 31, 2022 17.17%
Dec 31, 2021 16.25%
Sep 30, 2021 15.65%
Jun 30, 2021 16.66%