Harte Hanks (HHS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Harte Hanks' (HHS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 0.57% in Q1 2026, down 314.0% year-on-year from 0.26% in Q1 2025, and down 191.11% on a QoQ basis from 0.62% in Q4 2025.
Harte Hanks (HHS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Harte Hanks (HHS) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 0.57% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 314.0% year-over-year to 0.57% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.57%, a 314.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.58%, down 213.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 0.57%, down from 0.62% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for HHS reached as high as 21.75% in Q3 2022 and fell as low as 1.73% in Q3 2025.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 8.35% across 5 years, with a median of 3.44% in 2024.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 2889 bps in 2022 and slumped 1609 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 20.98% in 2022, then plunged by 77 bps to 4.89% in 2023, then tumbled by 39 bps to 3.0% in 2024, then sank by 79 bps to 0.62% in 2025, then plunged by 191 bps to 0.57% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 0.57% in Q1 2026, 0.62% in Q4 2025, and 1.73% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3M | 91.77 Bn | 88.44 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 19.43% |
| 2 | Honeywell International | 77.55 Bn | 68.36 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 15.09% |
| 3 | Valmont Industries | 9.51 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 316.88 Mn | 16.67% |
| 4 | Brookfield Business | 6.64 Bn | -9.94 Bn | 1.31 Bn | - |
| 5 | Seaboard | 4.48 Bn | 3.32 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 4.40% |
| 6 | Otter Tail | 3.86 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 239.49 Mn | 9.46% |
| 7 | Deluxe | 1.21 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 279.40 Mn | 10.82% |
| 8 | Tetra Technologies | 1.06 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 38.23 Mn | -5.83% |
| 9 | Matthews International | 889.04 Mn | 852.95 Mn | 101.98 Mn | 6.54% |
| 10 | Harte Hanks | 17.72 Mn | 13.19 Mn | 25.93 Mn | -0.57% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.57% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.73% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.51% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.58% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.90% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.89% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.25% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.35% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.49% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 20.98% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.12% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.14% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.28% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.24% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.41% |