RBC Bearings (RBC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
RBC Bearings (RBC) reported Return on Capital Employed of 1.69% for Q1 2026, up 19.0% year-over-year from 1.42% in Q1 2025, and down 23.08% quarter-over-quarter from 2.2% in Q4 2025.
RBC Bearings (RBC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
RBC Bearings (RBC) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 1.69% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 1.69%, up 19.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.69% (up 19.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 1.78%, up 28.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 1.69% in Q1 2026 per RBC's latest filing, from 2.2% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 8.27% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 1.5% in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of 4.93% and a median of 5.39% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed surged 407 bps in 2022, then tumbled 658 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 6.01% in 2022, then gained by 26 bps to 7.59% in 2023, then climbed by 9 bps to 8.27% in 2024, then tumbled by 73 bps to 2.2% in 2025, then retreated by 23 bps to 1.69% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows RBC's Return on Capital Employed at 1.69% in Q1 2026, 2.2% in Q4 2025, and 1.77% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snap-on | 19.71 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 223.10 Mn | 18.58% |
| 2 | RBC Bearings | 18.58 Bn | 18.52 Bn | 230.00 Mn | 1.69% |
| 3 | Lincoln Electric Holdings | 14.37 Bn | 14.06 Bn | 399.13 Mn | 26.23% |
| 4 | Stanley Black & Decker | 11.91 Bn | 11.58 Bn | 1.16 Bn | -65.15% |
| 5 | Timken | 9.17 Bn | 9.33 Bn | 394.00 Mn | 9.71% |
| 6 | Toro | 8.55 Bn | 8.36 Bn | 336.50 Mn | 16.49% |
| 7 | Kennametal | 2.49 Bn | 2.42 Bn | 207.98 Mn | 9.45% |
| 8 | Hillman Solutions | 1.44 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 168.58 Mn | 4.98% |
| 9 | Eastern | 129.83 Mn | 121.67 Mn | 11.93 Mn | 4.43% |
| 10 | Chicago Rivet & Machine | 9.85 Mn | 8.40 Mn | 958,459.00 | -8.23% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 1.69% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 2.20% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 1.77% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 1.57% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.50% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 8.27% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 8.01% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 8.15% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 7.79% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 7.59% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.47% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 7.16% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 6.69% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.01% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 4.77% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 3.50% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 2.69% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 1.94% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 3.98% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 6.30% |