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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |