Hyster-Yale (HY) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)
Hyster-Yale's (HY) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 7.17% in Q1 2026, down 2561.0% YoY from 0.29% in Q1 2025, and down 236.79% on a QoQ basis from 2.13% in Q4 2025.
Hyster-Yale (HY) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Hyster-Yale (HY) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 7.17% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 2561.0% year-over-year to 7.17% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.17% (down 2561.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.16%, down 2673.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed fell to 7.17% in Q1 2026, from 2.13% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 30.32% in Q2 2024 to a low of 26.91% in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of 6.73% and a median of 7.64% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 2972 bps — and 2023, when it jumped 4719 bps.
- Tracing HY's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 6.14% in 2022, then surged by 501 bps to 24.63% in 2023, then decreased 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.
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| 10 | Hyster-Yale | 618.86 Mn | 618.86 Mn | 127.60 Mn | -8.62% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -8.62% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -7.17% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.13% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.60% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.64% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.44% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 23.47% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 26.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 30.32% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 24.63% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.99% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.13% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.22% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -6.14% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -24.20% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -26.91% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -22.24% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -17.19% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -3.17% |