Hyster-Yale (HY) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)

Hyster-Yale has reported Return on Capital Employed for 15 years, with the latest figure at 7.17% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 2561.0% year-over-year to 7.17%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.17% (down 2561.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 2.16%, down 2673.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 7.17%, down from 2.13% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 30.32% in Q2 2024, with the low at 26.91% in Q2 2022.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 6.73% across 5 years, with a median of 7.64% in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 2972 bps — and 2023, when it jumped 4719 bps.
• Hyster-Yale's Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.14% in 2022, then surged by 501 bps to 24.63% in 2023, then fell by 5 bps to 23.47% in 2024, then tumbled by 109 bps to 2.13% in 2025, then plunged by 237 bps to 7.17% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 7.17% (Q1 2026), 2.13% (Q4 2025), and 4.6% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.