Fuel Tech (FTEK) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Fuel Tech (FTEK) reported Return on Capital Employed of 10.59% for Q1 2026, down 147.0% on a YoY basis from 22.53% in Q1 2025, and down 18.73% quarter-over-quarter from 8.92% in Q4 2025.

Fuel Tech (FTEK) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Fuel Tech has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 2.45% in Q2 2022, with the low at 10.97% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 6.68% across 5 years, with a median of 6.87% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 479 bps — and 2024, when it tumbled 547 bps.
  • Fuel Tech's Return on Capital Employed stood at 3.38% in 2022, then tumbled by 76 bps to 5.95% in 2023, then sank by 81 bps to 10.78% in 2024, then grew by 17 bps to 8.92% in 2025, then retreated 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

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1 Aduro Clean Technologies 856.39 Bn 856.36 Bn - -
2 Veralto 20.76 Bn 19.33 Bn 854.00 Mn 22.73%
3 Zurn Elkay Water Solutions 8.35 Bn 8.08 Bn 205.80 Mn 12.28%
4 Federal Signal 7.20 Bn 7.13 Bn 179.40 Mn 17.72%
5 Ceco Environmental 3.52 Bn 3.48 Bn 63.92 Mn 8.27%
6 PureCycle Technologies 1.57 Bn 1.47 Bn - -22.66%
7 Energy Recovery 497.64 Mn 411.49 Mn 2.70 Mn 10.64%
8 CleanCore Solutions 210.18 Mn 193.13 Mn -419,259.00 -67.00%
9 Arq 118.94 Mn 114.26 Mn 9.94 Mn -29.31%
10 Fuel Tech 4.36 Mn -17.22 Mn 2.64 Mn -10.59%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%