Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)

Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 15 consecutive years, with 0.04% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 1.0% to 0.04% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.04% through Dec 2025, up 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.03% for FY2025, 1.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2025 was 0.04% at Douglas Dynamics, up from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.2% in Q3 2024, with the low at 0.02% in Q1 2021.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.09%, with a median of 0.11% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital surged 42bps in 2021, then fell -22bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.11% in 2021, then dropped by -4bps to 0.11% in 2022, then rose by 5bps to 0.11% in 2023, then plummeted by -73bps to 0.03% in 2024, then rose by 25bps to 0.04% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.04%, 0.01%, and 0.05% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.