Sono Tek (SOTK) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Sono Tek (SOTK) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 9.82% in Q1 2026, up 124.35% quarter-over-quarter from 4.38% in Q4 2025, and up 807.0% on a YoY basis from 1.08% in Q1 2025.

Sono Tek (SOTK) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sono Tek's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 9.82% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 807.0% year-over-year to 9.82%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 9.82% (up 807.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 9.96%, up 815.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 9.82% for Q1 2026 at Sono Tek, up from 4.38% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 14.04% in Q2 2022 to a low of 0.63% in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 5.69% across 5 years, with a median of 4.18% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1258 bps in 2023, then soared 807 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 8.85% in 2022, then decreased by 12 bps to 7.82% in 2023, then slumped by 108 bps to 0.63% in 2024, then surged by 799 bps to 4.38% in 2025, then soared by 124 bps to 9.82% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 9.82% (Q1 2026), 4.38% (Q4 2025), and 3.72% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Coherent 73.42 Bn 72.12 Bn 679.95 Mn -26.06%
2 Keysight Technologies 60.20 Bn 58.02 Bn 995.00 Mn 9.45%
3 Garmin 45.90 Bn 43.20 Bn 1.04 Bn 20.58%
4 Teledyne Technologies 28.94 Bn 28.64 Bn 673.80 Mn 8.78%
5 Mks 24.00 Bn 23.43 Bn 507.00 Mn 8.73%
6 Fortive 18.63 Bn 18.28 Bn 675.50 Mn 7.88%
7 Trimble 11.82 Bn 11.59 Bn 646.30 Mn 8.21%
8 Cognex 10.60 Bn 10.31 Bn 190.94 Mn 10.78%
9 Esco Technologies 8.14 Bn 8.05 Bn 131.32 Mn 8.76%
10 Sono Tek 84.10 Mn 69.29 Mn 2.79 Mn 9.82%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 9.82%
Nov 30, 2025 4.38%
Aug 31, 2025 3.72%
May 31, 2025 3.08%
Feb 28, 2025 1.75%
Nov 30, 2024 -0.63%
Aug 31, 2024 2.36%
May 31, 2024 4.18%
Feb 29, 2024 2.25%
Nov 30, 2023 7.82%
Aug 31, 2023 4.01%
May 31, 2023 1.47%
Feb 28, 2023 4.75%
Nov 30, 2022 8.85%
Aug 31, 2022 11.45%
May 31, 2022 14.04%
Feb 28, 2022 13.46%
Nov 30, 2021 13.79%
Aug 31, 2021 14.22%
May 31, 2021 12.05%