Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 30.01% in Q1 2026, up 16.48% quarter-over-quarter from 25.76% in Q4 2025, and up 806.0% on a YoY basis from 3.31% in Q1 2025.

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sterling Infrastructure's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 30.01% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 806.0% year-over-year to 30.01%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 30.01% (up 806.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 31.16%, up 825.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 30.01% for Q1 2026 at Sterling Infrastructure, up from 25.76% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 30.01% in Q1 2026 to a low of 12.67% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 20.17% across 5 years, with a median of 19.72% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed slumped 374 bps in 2022, then jumped 806 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 15.58% in 2022, then rose by 23 bps to 19.19% in 2023, then grew by 8 bps to 20.7% in 2024, then increased by 24 bps to 25.76% in 2025, then increased by 16 bps to 30.01% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 30.01% (Q1 2026), 25.76% (Q4 2025), and 24.97% (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 TopBuild 11.46 Bn 11.19 Bn 400.25 Mn 13.66%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 30.01%
Dec 31, 2025 25.76%
Sep 30, 2025 24.97%
Jun 30, 2025 23.85%
Mar 31, 2025 21.95%
Dec 31, 2024 20.70%
Sep 30, 2024 22.35%
Jun 30, 2024 21.28%
Mar 31, 2024 19.72%
Dec 31, 2023 19.19%
Sep 30, 2023 19.49%
Jun 30, 2023 19.26%
Mar 31, 2023 16.45%
Dec 31, 2022 15.58%
Sep 30, 2022 15.60%
Jun 30, 2022 14.08%
Mar 31, 2022 12.67%
Dec 31, 2021 13.41%
Sep 30, 2021 15.57%
Jun 30, 2021 16.07%