GFL Environmental (GFL) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026)
GFL Environmental (GFL) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 0.54% for Q2 2026, up 35.0% year-over-year from 0.4% in Q2 2025, and down 19.83% quarter-over-quarter from 0.67% in Q1 2026.
GFL Environmental (GFL) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
GFL Environmental (GFL) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 7 consecutive years, with 0.54% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 35.0% year-over-year to 0.54%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.54% (up 35.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 26.98%, up 1864.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed retreated to 0.54% in Q2 2026 per GFL's latest filing, from 0.67% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.67% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 9.87% in Q3 2024.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 4.15% across 5 years, with a median of 3.53% in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 669 bps — and 2025, when it surged 1036 bps.
- GFL Environmental's Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.06% in 2022, then gained by 6 bps to 6.61% in 2023, then jumped by 35 bps to 4.33% in 2024, then soared by 114 bps to 0.62% in 2025, then dropped by 13 bps to 0.54% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows GFL's Return on Capital Employed at 0.54% in Q2 2026, 0.67% in Q1 2026, and 0.62% in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 89.81 Bn | 89.25 Bn | 2.73 Bn | 11.24% |
| 2 | Republic Services | 67.67 Bn | 67.56 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 10.90% |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 42.92 Bn | 42.83 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 8.67% |
| 4 | Clean Harbors | 16.73 Bn | 16.21 Bn | 608.78 Mn | 11.31% |
| 5 | GFL Environmental | 14.96 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 278.90 Mn | -2.16% |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.88 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 2.13% |
| 7 | Sino Green Land | 972.56 Mn | 972.48 Mn | -78,936.00 | -2,561.97% |
| 8 | Onterris | 562.51 Mn | 548.82 Mn | 82.26 Mn | 0.92% |
| 9 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 340.06 Mn | 306.10 Mn | -2.50 Mn | -29.66% |
| 10 | American Battery Technology | 336.23 Mn | 296.95 Mn | 737,749.00 | -56.67% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.54% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.67% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.49% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.19% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.57% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -4.33% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -9.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -9.26% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -9.21% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -6.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -6.39% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -6.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -9.42% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -7.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.86% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.14% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.73% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -5.23% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -7.23% |