Gates Industrial (GTES) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026)
Gates Industrial (GTES) reported Return on Capital Employed of 6.96% for Q1 2026, down 95.0% year-over-year from 139.25% in Q1 2025, and down 4.01% quarter-over-quarter from 7.25% in Q4 2025.
Gates Industrial (GTES) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Gates Industrial (GTES) has 9 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 6.96% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 6.96%, down 95.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.96% (down 95.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 7.46%, down 3.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed eased to 6.96% in Q1 2026 per GTES's latest filing, from 7.25% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 11.5% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 6.04% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 7.93% and a median of 7.51% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- On a YoY basis, Return on Capital Employed climbed as much as 675 bps in 2022 and fell as far as 547 bps in 2022.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 6.04% in 2022, then rose by 19 bps to 7.19% in 2023, then grew by 6 bps to 7.63% in 2024, then fell by 5 bps to 7.25% in 2025, then decreased by 4 bps to 6.96% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows GTES's Return on Capital Employed at 6.96% in Q1 2026, 7.25% in Q4 2025, and 7.2% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE Vernova | 251.14 Bn | 242.11 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 7.18% |
| 2 | Eaton | 153.70 Bn | 153.00 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 14.09% |
| 3 | Parker-Hannifin | 111.44 Bn | 110.97 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 18.36% |
| 4 | Cummins | 90.06 Bn | 87.33 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 15.97% |
| 5 | Emerson Electric | 77.51 Bn | 75.74 Bn | 2.42 Bn | 14.32% |
| 6 | Illinois Tool Works | 72.86 Bn | 72.03 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 39.40% |
| 7 | Ametek | 51.86 Bn | 51.38 Bn | 717.56 Mn | 14.67% |
| 8 | Rockwell Automation | 50.08 Bn | 49.71 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 31.32% |
| 9 | Dover | 28.99 Bn | 27.35 Bn | 798.14 Mn | 12.62% |
| 10 | Gates Industrial | 6.51 Bn | 6.08 Bn | 338.00 Mn | 6.96% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 6.96% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.25% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 7.20% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 7.39% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.91% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 7.63% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 7.70% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 7.87% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 7.65% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 7.19% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.88% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 6.47% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 6.20% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.04% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 10.10% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 10.26% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 10.58% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 11.50% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 7.09% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 5.23% |