StealthGas (GASS) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025)
StealthGas (GASS) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 8.06% in Q4 2025, down 5.23% quarter-over-quarter from 8.51% in Q3 2025, and down 71.0% on a YoY basis from 27.81% in Q4 2024.
StealthGas (GASS) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
StealthGas' Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 8.06% for Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 71.0% year-over-year to 8.06%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 8.06% (down 71.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 7.87%, down 106.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 8.06% for Q4 2025 at StealthGas, down from 8.51% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 8.77% in Q4 2024 to a low of 3.82% in Q4 2021.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 4.33% across 5 years, with a median of 5.71% in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed sank 646 bps in 2021, then soared 871 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 3.82% in 2021, then jumped by 212 bps to 4.28% in 2022, then surged by 62 bps to 6.95% in 2023, then rose by 26 bps to 8.77% in 2024, then dropped by 8 bps to 8.06% in 2025.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 8.06% (Q4 2025), 8.51% (Q3 2025), and 8.46% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | StealthGas | 345.18 Mn | 221.15 Mn | 37.52 Mn | 8.06% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.51% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.46% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.09% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.77% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.98% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.42% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.95% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.83% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.58% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.28% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.88% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.86% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -3.43% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.82% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.09% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.06% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.22% |