Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) reported Return on Capital Employed of 15.22% for Q1 2026, down 486.0% year-over-year from 3.94% in Q1 2025, and up 16.85% on a QoQ basis from 13.03% in Q4 2025.
Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 15.22% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 486.0% year-over-year to 15.22% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 15.22% (down 486.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 14.36%, down 265.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed improved to 15.22% in Q1 2026 per PLOW's latest filing, from 13.03% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 20.14% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 0.19% in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 11.29% (2024), against an average of 9.05%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed plunged 2571 bps; it then soared 1788 bps in 2024.
- Tracing PLOW's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 1.89% in 2022, then soared by 361 bps to 8.73% in 2023, then soared by 82 bps to 15.91% in 2024, then dropped by 18 bps to 13.03% in 2025, then gained by 17 bps to 15.22% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest PLOW Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 15.22% (Q1 2026), 13.03% (Q4 2025), and 13.2% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Reilly Automotive | 77.46 Bn | 77.21 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 47.39% |
| 2 | Autozone | 56.88 Bn | 56.59 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 34.99% |
| 3 | Genuine Parts | 13.45 Bn | 12.97 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 8.77% |
| 4 | Modine Manufacturing | 13.16 Bn | 13.07 Bn | 186.10 Mn | 17.03% |
| 5 | Borgwarner | 13.07 Bn | 13.23 Bn | 677.00 Mn | 6.02% |
| 6 | Aptiv | 11.89 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 920.00 Mn | 5.79% |
| 7 | Magna International | 10.79 Bn | 9.60 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 18.41% |
| 8 | Allison Transmission Holdings | 9.02 Bn | 8.71 Bn | 406.00 Mn | 13.44% |
| 9 | Autoliv | 9.01 Bn | 8.66 Bn | 526.00 Mn | 22.07% |
| 10 | Douglas Dynamics | 1.00 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 37.77 Mn | 15.22% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.22% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.03% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.20% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.08% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.90% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.95% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.73% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.75% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.19% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.89% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.37% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.47% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.14% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.44% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 25.38% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 26.19% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -1.79% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -3.92% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -15.01% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -13.01% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 12.16% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 13.15% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 3.94% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 3.26% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 2.33% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.90% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 3.72% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 4.45% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 3.21% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 3.04% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 11.16% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 10.73% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 11.04% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 11.05% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 13.56% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 17.43% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 16.36% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 16.54% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 6.43% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 4.58% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 4.67% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 5.49% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 13.38% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 8.45% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 4.31% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 1.96% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -0.94% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -0.18% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 1.29% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 1.07% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -0.31% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.77% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 1.40% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 3.17% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 12.26% |