Oshkosh (OSK) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Oshkosh (OSK) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 1.21% in Q1 2026, down 50.09% quarter-over-quarter from 2.42% in Q4 2025, and down 33.0% on a YoY basis from 1.81% in Q1 2025.

Oshkosh (OSK) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Oshkosh's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.21% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 33.0% year-over-year to 1.21%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.21% (down 33.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 2.5%, down 52.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 1.21% for Q1 2026 at Oshkosh, down from 2.42% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 14.35% in Q3 2023 to a low of 1.21% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 5.73% across 5 years, with a median of 5.1% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed surged 63 bps in 2023, then tumbled 911 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 7.92% in 2022, then slumped by 64 bps to 2.84% in 2023, then gained by 0 bps to 2.85% in 2024, then retreated by 15 bps to 2.42% in 2025, then plunged by 50 bps to 1.21% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 1.21% (Q1 2026), 2.42% (Q4 2025), and 1.75% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 424.10 Bn 420.03 Bn 6.11 Bn 19.06%
2 Deere 156.25 Bn 148.36 Bn 13.06 Bn -
3 Paccar 63.14 Bn 62.45 Bn 1.36 Bn -32.34%
4 Oshkosh 8.32 Bn 8.07 Bn 311.90 Mn 1.21%
5 Terex 6.12 Bn 5.73 Bn 206.00 Mn 5.03%
6 Blue Bird 2.24 Bn 1.97 Bn 70.65 Mn 43.06%
7 Alamo 1.85 Bn 1.65 Bn 104.81 Mn 10.37%
8 Lindsay 1.21 Bn 1.02 Bn 42.35 Mn -0.08%
9 Astec Industries 1.18 Bn 1.11 Bn 99.10 Mn 5.19%
10 Hyster-Yale 619.64 Mn 623.94 Mn 124.80 Mn -7.17%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.21%
Dec 31, 2025 2.42%
Sep 30, 2025 1.75%
Jun 30, 2025 1.90%
Mar 31, 2025 1.54%
Dec 31, 2024 2.85%
Sep 30, 2024 5.24%
Jun 30, 2024 5.28%
Mar 31, 2024 4.96%
Dec 31, 2023 2.84%
Sep 30, 2023 14.35%
Jun 30, 2023 10.59%
Mar 31, 2023 7.19%
Dec 31, 2022 7.92%
Jun 30, 2022 9.96%
Mar 31, 2022 11.75%
Sep 30, 2021 12.55%
Jun 30, 2021 13.07%
Mar 31, 2021 11.46%
Dec 31, 2020 11.39%