PureCycle Technologies (PCTTU) Return on Capital Employed (2024 - 2026)
PureCycle Technologies posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 22.66% for Q1 2026, down 1419.0% year-on-year from 1.72% in Q1 2025, and down 8.43% on a QoQ basis from 20.89% in Q4 2025.
PureCycle Technologies (PCTTU) has 3 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 22.66% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1419.0% year-over-year to 22.66%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 22.66% (down 1419.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 23.47%, down 1614.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 22.66%, down from 20.89% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 8.11% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 22.66% in Q1 2026.
- The 3-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 9.83% (2024), against an average of 12.8%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2025, when Return on Capital Employed soared 953 bps; it then plunged 1419 bps in 2026.
- A 3-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 8.64% in 2024, then slumped by 142 bps to 20.89% in 2025, then slipped by 8 bps to 22.66% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 22.66% (Q1 2026), 20.89% (Q4 2025), and 8.11% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veralto | 20.72 Bn | 19.29 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 22.73% |
| 2 | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions | 7.83 Bn | 7.56 Bn | 205.80 Mn | 12.28% |
| 3 | Federal Signal | 6.47 Bn | 6.40 Bn | 179.40 Mn | 17.72% |
| 4 | Ceco Environmental | 2.82 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 63.92 Mn | 8.27% |
| 5 | PureCycle Technologies | 2.21 Bn | 2.11 Bn | - | -22.66% |
| 6 | Euro Tech Holdings | 1.36 Bn | 1.34 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 421.81 Mn | 335.66 Mn | 2.70 Mn | 10.64% |
| 8 | CleanCore Solutions | 173.22 Mn | 156.17 Mn | -419,259.00 | -67.00% |
| 9 | Arq | 116.43 Mn | 111.76 Mn | 9.94 Mn | -29.31% |
| 10 | PureCycle Technologies | - | - | - | -22.66% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -22.66% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -20.89% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -8.11% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -8.49% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -8.47% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -8.64% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -17.64% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -10.52% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -9.83% |