Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 15.22% in Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 15.22%, down 486.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 15.22% (down 486.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 14.36%, down 265.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed climbed to 15.22% in Q1 2026 per PLOW's latest filing, from 13.03% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 20.14% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 0.19% in Q1 2023.
• A 5-year average of 9.05% and a median of 11.29% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed slumped 2571 bps in 2022, then surged 1788 bps in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 1.89% in 2022, then surged by 361 bps to 8.73% in 2023, then surged by 82 bps to 15.91% in 2024, then fell by 18 bps to 13.03% in 2025, then climbed by 17 bps to 15.22% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows PLOW's Return on Capital Employed at 15.22% in Q1 2026, 13.03% in Q4 2025, and 13.2% in Q3 2025.