Fuel Tech (FTEK) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Fuel Tech's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -9.40% for Q3 2026, down 3.06 percentage points from -6.34% a year earlier and down 1.46 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Fuel Tech (FTEK) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Fuel Tech's Return on Assets [ROA] was -4.84%, down 0.92 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has declined in each of the last four years, though with a five-year change of +9.03 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was -3.92% in FY2024 (-0.86 pp), -3.06% in FY2023 (-0.18 pp), -2.88% in FY2022 (-3.02 pp) and 0.13% in FY2021 (+14.00 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q4 2020.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for eight consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.78 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 13.99 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2025 (a drop of 6.45 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows FTEK's Return on Assets [ROA] at -7.94% (Q2 2026), -6.41% (Q1 2026) and -4.89% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecolab | 85.84 Bn | 78.85 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 6.88% |
| 2 | Veralto | 28.78 Bn | 21.41 Bn | 908.00 Mn | 11.94% |
| 3 | Xylem | 22.22 Bn | 18.19 Bn | 907.00 Mn | 6.18% |
| 4 | Badger Meter | 4.49 Bn | 3.89 Bn | 98.85 Mn | 13.03% |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 3.04 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 130.10 Mn | -0.86% |
| 6 | NWPX Infrastructure | 868.49 Mn | 826.57 Mn | 38.19 Mn | 7.94% |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 373.27 Mn | 35.71 Mn | 4.20 Mn | 2.64% |
| 8 | Cadiz | 280.26 Mn | 245.37 Mn | -24,000.00 | -26.21% |
| 9 | AirJoule Technologies | 174.57 Mn | 54.19 Mn | - | -28.11% |
| 10 | Fuel Tech | 42.77 Mn | -41.13 Mn | 3.91 Mn | -9.40% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -9.40% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -7.94% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -6.41% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.89% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -6.34% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -6.90% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -6.20% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.93% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.45% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.80% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -3.10% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.71% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.89% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.60% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.86% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.69% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.11% |
API Access
Fuel Tech Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=FTEK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "FTEK", "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-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=FTEK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();