Pentair (PNR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Pentair (PNR) reported Return on Capital Employed of 14.33% for Q1 2026, down 20.0% year-over-year from 17.92% in Q1 2025, and down 2.14% quarter-over-quarter from 14.65% in Q4 2025.

Pentair (PNR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Pentair (PNR) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 14.33% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 14.33%, down 20.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 14.33% (down 20.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 15.05%, up 72.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed eased to 14.33% in Q1 2026 per PNR's latest filing, from 14.65% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 16.92% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 10.99% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 13.8% and a median of 13.9% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed plunged 689 bps in 2022, then surged 236 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 10.99% in 2022, then increased by 21 bps to 13.35% in 2023, then gained by 8 bps to 14.45% in 2024, then gained by 1 bps to 14.65% in 2025, then decreased by 2 bps to 14.33% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PNR's Return on Capital Employed at 14.33% in Q1 2026, 14.65% in Q4 2025, and 15.05% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 7.18%
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 14.09%
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 18.36%
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 15.97%
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn 14.32%
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn 39.40%
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 14.67%
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 31.32%
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn 12.62%
10 Pentair 11.89 Bn 11.82 Bn 433.40 Mn 14.33%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 14.33%
Dec 31, 2025 14.65%
Sep 30, 2025 15.05%
Jun 30, 2025 14.15%
Mar 31, 2025 14.53%
Dec 31, 2024 14.45%
Sep 30, 2024 13.90%
Jun 30, 2024 13.63%
Mar 31, 2024 12.85%
Dec 31, 2023 13.35%
Sep 30, 2023 12.53%
Jun 30, 2023 11.77%
Mar 31, 2023 11.39%
Dec 31, 2022 10.99%
Sep 30, 2022 13.82%
Jun 30, 2022 16.92%
Mar 31, 2022 16.25%
Dec 31, 2021 17.88%
Sep 30, 2021 17.89%
Jun 30, 2021 16.53%