Growth Metrics

Graco (GGG) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Graco has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 21.6% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 3.0% to 21.6% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 21.6% through Mar 2026, up 3.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 22.81% for FY2025, 23.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 21.6% for Q1 2026 at Graco, down from 22.42% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 28.51% in Q2 2023 and troughed at 21.5% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 25.94% (2024), against an average of 25.32%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed soared 176bps in 2022 and then plummeted -658bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 28.09% in 2022, then fell by 0bps to 28.08% in 2023, then decreased by -23bps to 21.5% in 2024, then increased by 4bps to 22.42% in 2025, then fell by -4bps to 21.6% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GGG's Return on Capital Employed are 21.6% (Q1 2026), 22.42% (Q4 2025), and 22.32% (Q3 2025).