Originclear (OCLN) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)
Originclear (OCLN) reported Return on Capital Employed of 13.71% for Q1 2026, up 181.0% year-over-year from 4.88% in Q1 2025, and down 17.33% quarter-over-quarter from 16.58% in Q4 2025.
Originclear (OCLN) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Originclear (OCLN) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 13.71% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 13.71%, up 181.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 13.71% (up 181.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 17.63%, up 408.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed fell to 13.71% in Q1 2026 per OCLN's latest filing, from 16.58% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 54.7% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 7.95% in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 23.47% and a median of 18.72% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed soared 4082 bps in 2022, then sank 2860 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 44.19% in 2022, then tumbled by 53 bps to 20.56% in 2023, then plunged by 61 bps to 7.95% in 2024, then jumped by 109 bps to 16.58% in 2025, then retreated by 17 bps to 13.71% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows OCLN's Return on Capital Employed at 13.71% in Q1 2026, 16.58% in Q4 2025, and 18.72% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GFL Environmental | 252.38 Bn | 252.50 Bn | 218.62 Mn | -1.20% |
| 2 | Waste Connections | 40.24 Bn | 40.13 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 8.79% |
| 3 | Clean Harbors | 15.26 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 445.42 Mn | 10.40% |
| 4 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.57 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 148.40 Mn | 2.16% |
| 5 | Enviri | 1.71 Bn | 1.63 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Onterris | 613.85 Mn | 602.80 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | American Battery Technology | 425.23 Mn | 386.75 Mn | 737,749.00 | -56.67% |
| 8 | Waste Management | 198.93 Mn | 41.93 Mn | 2.53 Bn | 10.85% |
| 9 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 184.86 Mn | 164.86 Mn | -2.88 Mn | -9.76% |
| 10 | Originclear | - | - | 554,128.00 | 13.71% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.71% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.58% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.72% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 32.08% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.90% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.95% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.11% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.88% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.05% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.56% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.45% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 27.40% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 37.65% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 44.19% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.58% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 50.42% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 54.70% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 46.16% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 28.92% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 14.85% |