Geospace Technologies (GEOS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Geospace Technologies (GEOS) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -39.94% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 39.27 percentage points from -0.67% a year earlier and down 12.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Geospace Technologies (GEOS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Geospace Technologies' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -8.80%, down 14.06 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +1.00 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Geospace Technologies' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 5.26% in FY2024 (-3.86 pp), 9.12% in FY2023 (+26.02 pp), -16.90% in FY2022 (-6.37 pp) and -10.53% in FY2021 (-0.73 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to fiscal Q4 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -18.03 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2024, with a gain of 31.18 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2026, with a drop of 39.27 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was -27.64% (Q2 2026), -23.82% (Q1 2026) and -8.88% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 272.33 Bn | 243.63 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 22.25% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 188.84 Bn | 183.54 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 25.53% |
| 3 | Deere | 181.40 Bn | 149.50 Bn | 4.66 Bn | - |
| 4 | Eaton | 135.80 Bn | 132.74 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 12.64% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 119.78 Bn | 117.67 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 17.64% |
| 6 | 3M | 96.07 Bn | 77.51 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 18.67% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 92.37 Bn | 84.85 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 15.15% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 82.00 Bn | 78.67 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 38.87% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 76.89 Bn | 65.74 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 31.72% |
| 10 | Geospace Technologies | 45.01 Mn | -8.09 Mn | 496,000.00 | -39.94% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -39.94% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -27.64% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -23.82% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -8.88% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.67% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.64% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.28% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.12% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.55% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.51% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.74% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.65% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -8.32% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -13.67% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -18.35% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -15.09% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -11.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -15.31% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -11.02% |
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Geospace Technologies Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=GEOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "GEOS", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=GEOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();