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

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 30.01% for Q1 2026, up 806.0% year-over-year from 3.31% in Q1 2025, and up 16.48% quarter-over-quarter from 25.76% in Q4 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 for Q1 2026 stood at 30.01%, up from 25.76% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 30.01% in Q1 2026, with the low at 12.67% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 19.72% (2024), against an average of 20.17%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed sank 374 bps in 2022, then soared 806 bps in 2026.
  • Sterling Infrastructure's Return on Capital Employed stood at 15.58% in 2022, then increased by 23 bps to 19.19% in 2023, then climbed by 8 bps to 20.7% in 2024, then grew by 24 bps to 25.76% in 2025, then grew by 16 bps to 30.01% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows STRL's Return on Capital Employed at 30.01% in Q1 2026, 25.76% in Q4 2025, and 24.97% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Quanta Services 102.18 Bn 101.77 Bn 1.55 Bn 12.55%
2 Comfort Systems Usa 72.82 Bn 70.97 Bn 844.23 Mn 25.26%
3 Ferrovial 47.62 Bn 42.63 Bn - -
4 Emcor 36.31 Bn 35.39 Bn 1.02 Bn 29.45%
5 Mastec 20.38 Bn 20.19 Bn 556.28 Mn 14.60%
6 Sterling Infrastructure 19.23 Bn 18.73 Bn 194.30 Mn 30.01%
7 APi 17.20 Bn 16.35 Bn 703.00 Mn 8.75%
8 Jacobs Solutions 16.40 Bn 15.02 Bn 794.89 Mn 7.34%
9 IES Holdings 15.99 Bn 15.73 Bn 340.66 Mn 41.31%
10 Dycom Industries 12.44 Bn 11.73 Bn - -

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%