Stantec (STN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Stantec (STN) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 37.17% in Q1 2026, up 5.39% quarter-over-quarter from 35.27% in Q4 2025, and up 395.0% on a YoY basis from 7.51% in Q1 2025.

Stantec (STN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Stantec's Return on Capital Employed history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 37.17% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 395.0% year-over-year to 37.17%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 37.17% (up 395.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 45.33%, down 88.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 37.17% for Q1 2026 at Stantec, up from 35.27% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 37.97% in Q4 2023 to a low of 23.76% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 33.19% across 5 years, with a median of 33.95% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed sank 932 bps in 2022, then surged 1131 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 31.99% in 2022, then advanced by 19 bps to 37.97% in 2023, then slipped by 10 bps to 34.24% in 2024, then grew by 3 bps to 35.27% in 2025, then climbed by 5 bps to 37.17% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 37.17% (Q1 2026), 35.27% (Q4 2025), and 37.76% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Quanta Services 103.56 Bn 103.29 Bn 1.11 Bn 10.73%
2 Comfort Systems Usa 64.33 Bn 63.28 Bn 754.41 Mn 15.88%
3 Emcor 36.81 Bn 35.90 Bn 863.95 Mn 2.32%
4 Mastec 27.54 Bn 27.38 Bn 477.90 Mn 12.69%
5 Sterling Infrastructure 25.78 Bn 25.28 Bn 194.30 Mn 30.01%
6 APi 18.83 Bn 18.18 Bn 620.00 Mn 8.37%
7 Jacobs Solutions 14.81 Bn 13.43 Bn 794.89 Mn 7.34%
8 IES Holdings 14.35 Bn 14.09 Bn 254.79 Mn 42.91%
9 Dycom Industries 13.61 Bn 12.90 Bn - -
10 Stantec 71.69 Mn 71.69 Mn 914.10 Mn 37.17%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 37.17%
Dec 31, 2025 35.27%
Sep 30, 2025 37.76%
Jun 30, 2025 31.63%
Mar 31, 2025 33.23%
Dec 31, 2024 34.24%
Sep 30, 2024 31.76%
Jun 30, 2024 33.95%
Mar 31, 2024 37.08%
Dec 31, 2023 37.97%
Sep 30, 2023 37.02%
Jun 30, 2023 35.07%
Mar 31, 2023 32.89%
Dec 31, 2022 31.99%
Sep 30, 2022 29.56%
Jun 30, 2022 23.76%
Mar 31, 2022 23.95%
Dec 31, 2021 28.54%
Sep 30, 2021 28.25%
Jun 30, 2021 31.59%