Friedman Industries (FRD) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2020 - 2026)
Friedman Industries (FRD) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 11.79% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 6.72 percentage points from 5.07% a year earlier and up 3.79 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Friedman Industries (FRD) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), Friedman Industries reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 8.96%, up 7.57 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a four-year change of -17.54 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 1.38% in FY2025 (-10.15 pp), 11.53% in FY2024 (-1.40 pp), 12.94% in FY2023 (-13.56 pp) and 26.50% in FY2022.
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q1 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.47 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 57.73 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2022, against a drop of 49.22 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 8.00% (Q4 2026), 6.63% (Q3 2026) and 5.70% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 388.70 Bn | 360.40 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 15.86% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 214.42 Bn | 209.12 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 16.52% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.30 Bn | 194.07 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 9.33% |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.35 Bn | 166.59 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 10.34% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.64 Bn | 120.77 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 15.40% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.12 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 23.98% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.13 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 10.94% |
| 8 | 3M | 83.49 Bn | 64.94 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 22.67% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.89 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 27.10% |
| 10 | Friedman Industries | 296.30 Mn | 281.23 Mn | 21.03 Mn | 11.79% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.79% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.63% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.07% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.42% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.82% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.56% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.83% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.73% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.73% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.20% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.56% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.05% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.13% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.35% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 35.84% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 50.27% |
API Access
Friedman Industries Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=FRD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "FRD", "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=FRD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();