Global Industrial (GIC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Global Industrial (GIC) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 27.99% in Q3 2026, up 5.42 percentage points from 22.57% a year earlier but down 0.64 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Global Industrial (GIC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Global Industrial reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 26.22%, up 3.13 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -15.94 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 23.09% in FY2024 (-8.03 pp), 31.12% in FY2023 (-6.86 pp), 37.98% in FY2022 (-3.92 pp) and 41.89% in FY2021 (-0.26 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has ranged from 22.50% in Q4 2024 to 50.73% in Q1 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.44 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 8.74 percentage points in Q1 2022, against a drop of 19.83 percentage points in Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 28.63% (Q2 2026), 24.76% (Q1 2026) and 23.62% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 70.32 Bn | 69.44 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 16.52% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 68.06 Bn | 65.42 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 40.84% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 62.73 Bn | 61.73 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 42.19% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 50.77 Bn | 47.99 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 23.37% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.62 Bn | 33.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 12.18% |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.51 Bn | 20.57 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 15.15% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.41 Bn | 12.46 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 11.57% |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.14 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 18.08% |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.93 Bn | 10.82 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 22.94% |
| 10 | Global Industrial | 1.77 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 138.90 Mn | 27.99% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 27.99% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 28.63% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 24.76% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.62% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.34% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.50% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.34% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 27.95% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.39% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 27.86% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.83% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 33.31% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 30.90% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 33.75% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 36.67% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 45.50% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 50.73% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 37.05% |
API Access
Global Industrial Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=GIC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "GIC", "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=GIC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();