Global Water Resources (GWRS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2016 - 2026)
Global Water Resources' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 1.75% for Q2 2026, down 0.40 percentage points from 2.15% a year earlier but up 0.39 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Global Water Resources (GWRS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Global Water Resources' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 1.68%, down 0.91 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of -1.11 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 2.59% in FY2024 (-1.15 pp), 3.75% in FY2023 (+1.07 pp), 2.67% in FY2022 (+0.11 pp) and 2.57% in FY2021 (-0.23 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] is 1.36% (Q1 2026) to 3.56% (Q4 2023).
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for ten consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.74 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q4 2023 (a gain of 1.02 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2024 (a drop of 1.10 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows GWRS's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 1.36% (Q1 2026), 1.55% (Q4 2025) and 1.83% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 287.73 Bn | 287.73 Bn | 890.00 Mn | 34.35% |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 160.25 Bn | 161.15 Bn | - | 4.32% |
| 3 | Southern | 96.31 Bn | 87.36 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 5.08% |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 88.79 Bn | 87.40 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 5.10% |
| 5 | National Grid | 79.16 Bn | 60.69 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 65.09 Bn | 63.47 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 4.97% |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 53.95 Bn | 56.63 Bn | - | 3.53% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.22 Bn | 50.35 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 4.60% |
| 9 | Entergy | 47.09 Bn | 36.28 Bn | - | 4.51% |
| 10 | Global Water Resources | 234.11 Mn | 211.51 Mn | - | 1.75% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.75% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.36% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.55% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.15% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.35% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.45% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.58% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.59% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.75% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.56% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.50% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.24% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.24% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.54% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.67% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.60% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.62% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.51% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.38% |
API Access
Global Water Resources 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=GWRS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "GWRS", "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=GWRS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();