Fuel Tech (FTEK) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Fuel Tech posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 10.59% for Q1 2026, down 147.0% year-on-year from 22.53% in Q1 2025, and down 18.73% on a QoQ basis from 8.92% in Q4 2025.
Fuel Tech (FTEK) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 10.59% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 147.0% year-over-year to 10.59%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.59% (down 147.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.82%, up 193.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 10.59%, down from 8.92% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 2.45% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 10.97% in Q2 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 6.87% (2024), against an average of 6.68%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed jumped 479 bps; it then sank 547 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 3.38% in 2022, then slumped by 76 bps to 5.95% in 2023, then plunged by 81 bps to 10.78% in 2024, then increased by 17 bps to 8.92% in 2025, then decreased by 19 bps to 10.59% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 10.59% (Q1 2026), 8.92% (Q4 2025), and 10.52% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veralto | 20.72 Bn | 19.29 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 22.73% |
| 2 | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions | 7.83 Bn | 7.56 Bn | 205.80 Mn | 12.28% |
| 3 | Federal Signal | 6.47 Bn | 6.40 Bn | 179.40 Mn | 17.72% |
| 4 | Ceco Environmental | 2.82 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 63.92 Mn | 8.27% |
| 5 | PureCycle Technologies | 2.21 Bn | 2.11 Bn | - | -22.66% |
| 6 | Euro Tech Holdings | 1.36 Bn | 1.34 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 421.81 Mn | 335.66 Mn | 2.70 Mn | 10.64% |
| 8 | CleanCore Solutions | 173.22 Mn | 156.17 Mn | -419,259.00 | -67.00% |
| 9 | Arq | 116.43 Mn | 111.76 Mn | 9.94 Mn | -29.31% |
| 10 | Fuel Tech | 4.19 Mn | -17.39 Mn | 2.64 Mn | -10.59% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -10.59% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -8.92% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -10.52% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -10.97% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -9.12% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -10.78% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -7.66% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.87% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -8.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -5.95% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -4.73% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -4.57% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.67% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.38% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -3.33% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.45% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.87% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.15% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -6.30% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -2.29% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -7.66% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -17.15% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -31.27% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -47.92% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -36.95% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -27.51% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -7.58% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -0.67% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -2.77% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.32% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -2.47% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -10.33% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -50.82% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -76.02% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -39.45% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -42.75% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -77.95% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -69.19% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -11.51% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -8.43% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -9.48% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -8.63% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -43.74% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -40.02% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -36.11% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -30.67% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.14% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 4.57% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 7.59% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 8.84% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 9.54% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 5.76% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 3.20% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 6.17% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 8.75% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 9.67% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 10.02% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 8.91% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 8.22% |