Stantec (STN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Stantec (STN) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 30.07% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 14.04 percentage points from 44.11% a year earlier but up 1.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Stantec (STN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Stantec posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 21.65%, down 1.80 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +5.42 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 23.45% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+7.05 pp), 16.40% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+1.23 pp), 15.18% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+1.08 pp) and 14.10% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-2.13 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] spans a low of -25.22% in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022 and a high of 51.43% in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -8.13 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2023 (a gain of 75.66 percentage points); the low point was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022 (a drop of 44.18 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 came in at 28.83% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 32.03% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 32.64% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quanta Services | 101.70 Bn | 99.89 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 10.14% |
| 2 | Ferrovial | 38.65 Bn | 19.25 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Emcor | 34.80 Bn | 31.19 Bn | 1.02 Bn | - |
| 4 | Mastec | 17.34 Bn | 16.24 Bn | 556.28 Mn | 11.60% |
| 5 | Sterling Infrastructure | 16.37 Bn | 14.73 Bn | 289.96 Mn | 29.20% |
| 6 | Jacobs Solutions | 16.17 Bn | 10.82 Bn | 810.70 Mn | 5.77% |
| 7 | IES Holdings | 13.52 Bn | 12.39 Bn | 340.66 Mn | - |
| 8 | Dycom Industries | 8.20 Bn | 7.33 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Stantec | 7.70 Bn | 7.70 Bn | - | 30.07% |
| 10 | Aecom | 7.68 Bn | 3.00 Bn | -34.04 Mn | 9.95% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 30.07% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.83% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 32.03% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 32.64% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 44.11% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 50.96% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 51.43% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 49.13% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 45.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 48.77% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 48.08% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 46.78% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 46.73% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 50.45% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 49.82% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -13.70% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -21.64% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -25.22% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -21.84% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 22.69% |
API Access
Stantec Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=STN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "STN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=STN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();