Stantec (STN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Stantec (STN) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 36.46% for Q1 2026, up 401.0% year-over-year from 7.28% in Q1 2025, and up 5.61% quarter-over-quarter from 34.52% in Q4 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 36.46% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 401.0% year-over-year to 36.46%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 36.46% (up 401.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 14.35%, up 135.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 36.46%, up from 34.52% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 37.93% in Q4 2023, with the low at 23.19% in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 33.31% (2024), against an average of 32.58%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed slumped 967 bps in 2022, then jumped 1131 bps in 2023.
- Stantec's Return on Capital Employed stood at 31.15% in 2022, then increased by 22 bps to 37.93% in 2023, then dropped by 12 bps to 33.31% in 2024, then grew by 4 bps to 34.52% in 2025, then gained by 6 bps to 36.46% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows STN's Return on Capital Employed at 36.46% in Q1 2026, 34.52% in Q4 2025, and 36.93% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quanta Services | 98.57 Bn | 98.48 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.55% |
| 2 | Comfort Systems Usa | 69.82 Bn | 67.96 Bn | 844.23 Mn | 25.26% |
| 3 | Ferrovial | 46.93 Bn | 41.94 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Emcor | 35.79 Bn | 34.87 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 29.45% |
| 5 | Mastec | 25.30 Bn | 25.14 Bn | 556.28 Mn | 14.60% |
| 6 | Sterling Infrastructure | 18.27 Bn | 17.76 Bn | 194.30 Mn | 30.01% |
| 7 | APi | 17.00 Bn | 16.35 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 8.75% |
| 8 | Jacobs Solutions | 15.69 Bn | 14.31 Bn | 794.89 Mn | 7.34% |
| 9 | IES Holdings | 12.60 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 254.79 Mn | 42.91% |
| 10 | Stantec | 7.92 Bn | 7.92 Bn | 914.10 Mn | 36.46% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 36.46% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 34.52% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 36.93% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 30.71% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 32.45% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 33.31% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 30.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 33.90% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 37.05% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 37.93% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 36.98% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 34.50% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 31.84% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 31.15% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 28.64% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 23.19% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.46% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.93% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 27.74% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 31.29% |