Pure Cycle (PCYO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Pure Cycle (PCYO) reported Return on Capital Employed of 5.03% for Q1 2026, up 343.0% year-over-year from 1.14% in Q1 2025, and up 22.13% on a QoQ basis from 4.12% in Q4 2025.
Pure Cycle (PCYO) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 5.03% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 343.0% year-over-year to 5.03% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 5.03% (up 343.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.56%, up 5.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 5.03% in Q1 2026 per PCYO's latest filing, from 4.12% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 5.08% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 1.7% in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 2.44% (2024), against an average of 2.53%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Return on Capital Employed plunged 645 bps; it then soared 570 bps in 2024.
- Tracing PCYO's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 0.25% in 2022, then soared by 1768 bps to 4.2% in 2023, then sank by 45 bps to 2.31% in 2024, then soared by 78 bps to 4.12% in 2025, then grew by 22 bps to 5.03% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest PCYO Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 5.03% (Q1 2026), 4.12% (Q4 2025), and 2.52% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 24.16 Bn | 24.02 Bn | 714.00 Mn | 6.08% |
| 2 | Aris Mining | 20.33 Bn | 19.86 Bn | 233.28 Mn | - |
| 3 | Essential Utilities | 10.48 Bn | 10.40 Bn | 685.96 Mn | 0.54% |
| 4 | American States Water | 2.94 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 104.19 Mn | 8.10% |
| 5 | California Water Service | 2.58 Bn | 2.48 Bn | 183.34 Mn | 3.21% |
| 6 | H2O America | 2.18 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 171.30 Mn | 3.52% |
| 7 | Middlesex Water | 959.61 Mn | 957.57 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 4.45% |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 465.28 Mn | 344.14 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 1.44% |
| 9 | York Water | 430.12 Mn | 430.12 Mn | 13.98 Mn | 0.62% |
| 10 | Pure Cycle | 243.91 Mn | 239.09 Mn | 2.78 Mn | 5.03% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 5.03% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 4.12% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 2.52% |
| May 31, 2025 | 0.39% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 1.61% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 2.31% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 2.44% |
| May 31, 2024 | 3.49% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 4.00% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 4.20% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 1.67% |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.90% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | -1.70% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | -0.25% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 2.39% |
| May 31, 2022 | 5.08% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 4.75% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 5.38% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 5.23% |
| May 31, 2021 | 4.32% |
| Feb 28, 2021 | 4.29% |
| Nov 30, 2020 | 2.16% |
| Aug 31, 2020 | 2.26% |
| May 31, 2020 | 2.85% |
| Feb 29, 2020 | 4.57% |
| Nov 30, 2019 | 4.40% |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 4.17% |
| May 31, 2019 | 1.97% |
| Feb 28, 2019 | 0.22% |
| Nov 30, 2018 | 0.58% |
| Aug 31, 2018 | -0.45% |
| May 31, 2018 | -1.27% |
| Feb 28, 2018 | -2.06% |
| Nov 30, 2017 | -2.70% |
| Aug 31, 2017 | -3.09% |
| May 31, 2017 | -2.22% |
| Feb 28, 2017 | -1.33% |
| Nov 30, 2016 | -0.66% |
| Aug 31, 2016 | 0.00% |
| May 31, 2016 | 0.00% |
| Feb 29, 2016 | 0.00% |
| Nov 30, 2015 | 0.00% |
| Feb 28, 2014 | -0.86% |
| Nov 30, 2013 | -1.03% |
| Aug 31, 2013 | -1.30% |
| May 31, 2013 | -13.10% |
| Feb 28, 2013 | -13.49% |
| Nov 30, 2012 | -13.65% |
| Aug 31, 2012 | -13.59% |
| May 31, 2012 | -2.17% |
| Feb 29, 2012 | -2.02% |
| Nov 30, 2011 | -2.16% |