Herc Holdings (HRI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2015 - 2026)
Herc Holdings (HRI) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 18.29% in Q2 2026, up 0.59 percentage points from 17.70% a year earlier and up 1.39 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Herc Holdings (HRI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Herc Holdings reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 19.92%, down 6.10 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -6.67 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 26.02% in FY2024 (-2.23 pp), 28.25% in FY2023 (+0.10 pp), 28.14% in FY2022 (+0.19 pp) and 27.95% in FY2021 (+1.37 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] rose in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.91 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 16.20 percentage points in Q3 2021, against a drop of 9.63 percentage points in Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 16.90% (Q1 2026), 15.33% (Q4 2025) and 14.45% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 66.37 Bn | 65.49 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 16.52% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 64.16 Bn | 61.75 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 37.06% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.57 Bn | 59.57 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 42.19% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 44.02 Bn | 41.24 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 23.37% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.41 Bn | 31.29 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 12.18% |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.38 Bn | 20.42 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 12.56% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.42 Bn | 12.74 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 10.99% |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.52 Bn | 10.20 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 18.08% |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.78 Bn | 11.65 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 23.02% |
| 10 | Herc Holdings | 4.32 Bn | 4.12 Bn | 713.00 Mn | 18.29% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.29% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.90% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.33% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.45% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.70% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.08% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.08% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.35% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 26.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.60% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.97% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.35% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.92% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.88% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.03% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 24.08% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 25.10% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 28.93% |
API Access
Herc Holdings Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=HRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "HRI", "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=HRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();