Friedman Industries (FRD) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025)
Friedman Industries' (FRD) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 7.96% in Q4 2025, up 550.0% year-on-year from 1.22% in Q4 2024, and up 5.75% quarter-over-quarter from 7.53% in Q3 2025.
Friedman Industries (FRD) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Friedman Industries has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 15 years of filings, most recently posting 7.96% for Q4 2025.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 came in at 7.96%, up 550.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 7.96% (up 550.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.6%, down 1367.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 7.96% for Q4 2025 at Friedman Industries, up from 7.53% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 38.28% in Q3 2021 to a low of 1.48% in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 9.52% (2025), against an average of 13.42%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 4824 bps in 2021 and slumped 3679 bps in 2022, its largest moves.
- Friedman Industries' Return on Capital Employed stood at 32.6% in 2021, then tumbled by 82 bps to 5.99% in 2022, then surged by 142 bps to 14.53% in 2023, then plunged by 83 bps to 2.46% in 2024, then surged by 223 bps to 7.96% in 2025.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 7.96% (Q4 2025), 7.53% (Q3 2025), and 6.29% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ternium | 94.27 Bn | 84.31 Bn | 686.87 Mn | 4.28% |
| 2 | Nucor | 58.23 Bn | 56.84 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 11.08% |
| 3 | ArcelorMittal | 51.15 Bn | 48.81 Bn | - | 4.68% |
| 4 | Steel Dynamics | 38.88 Bn | 38.02 Bn | 763.22 Mn | 12.08% |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.36 Bn | 20.12 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 11.59% |
| 6 | Cleveland-Cliffs | 7.71 Bn | 7.86 Bn | -82.00 Mn | -7.44% |
| 7 | Algoma Steel | 2.77 Bn | 2.77 Bn | -92.32 | 62.17% |
| 8 | National Steel | 2.24 Bn | -552.84 Mn | 479.33 Mn | - |
| 9 | Worthington Steel | 2.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 76.10 Mn | 9.38% |
| 10 | Friedman Industries | 169.97 Mn | 165.36 Mn | 30.50 Mn | 7.96% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.96% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.53% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.29% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.69% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.46% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.80% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.98% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.07% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.77% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.99% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.48% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.25% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 30.22% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 32.60% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 38.28% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 36.38% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.26% |