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

Douglas Dynamics has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 15.22% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 486.0% year-over-year to 15.22%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 15.22% (down 486.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 14.36%, down 265.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed rose to 15.22% in Q1 2026, from 13.03% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for PLOW reached as high as 20.14% in Q2 2025 and fell as low as 0.19% in Q1 2023.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 11.29% (2024), against an average of 9.05%.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 2571 bps — and 2024, when it surged 1788 bps.
• 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.
• According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 15.22%, 13.03%, and 13.2% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.