Gates Industrial (GTES) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018 - 2026)
Gates Industrial's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 7.25% in Q2 2026, down 0.14 percentage points from 7.39% a year earlier but up 0.29 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Gates Industrial (GTES) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Gates Industrial came in at 7.46%, down 0.03 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a four-year change of +0.16 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 7.50% in FY2024 (+0.36 pp), 7.14% in FY2023 (+1.33 pp), 5.81% in FY2022 (-1.50 pp) and 7.31% in FY2021.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has moved between 6.04% (Q4 2022) and 11.50% (Q4 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.11 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 1.45 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2022 (a drop of 5.47 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, GTES's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 6.96% (Q1 2026), 7.25% (Q4 2025) and 7.20% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 388.70 Bn | 360.40 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 22.08% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 214.42 Bn | 209.12 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 23.04% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.30 Bn | 194.07 Bn | 4.66 Bn | - |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.35 Bn | 166.59 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 12.16% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.64 Bn | 120.77 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 18.77% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.12 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 29.36% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.13 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 14.90% |
| 8 | 3M | 83.49 Bn | 64.94 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 19.43% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.89 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 41.86% |
| 10 | Gates Industrial | 6.99 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 386.10 Mn | 7.25% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 7.25% |
| 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% |
API Access
Gates Industrial Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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=GTES&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "GTES", "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=GTES&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();