Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Sterling Infrastructure's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 29.20% in Q2 2026, up 9.49 percentage points from 19.71% a year earlier and up 3.49 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Sterling Infrastructure came in at 24.21%, up 5.23 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now increased for six consecutive years, with a five-year change of +14.28 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 18.98% in FY2024 (+2.53 pp), 16.45% in FY2023 (+3.41 pp), 13.05% in FY2022 (+2.42 pp) and 10.63% in FY2021 (+0.70 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q4 2011.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for 15 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.01 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 9.49 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2022 (a drop of 1.33 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, STRL's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 25.71% (Q1 2026), 22.15% (Q4 2025) and 20.19% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quanta Services | 90.69 Bn | 87.15 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 11.66% |
| 2 | Ferrovial | 44.45 Bn | 25.05 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Emcor | 28.99 Bn | 25.27 Bn | 1.11 Bn | - |
| 4 | Jacobs Solutions | 18.53 Bn | 13.18 Bn | 810.70 Mn | 5.77% |
| 5 | Mastec | 14.68 Bn | 13.36 Bn | 660.86 Mn | 9.51% |
| 6 | Stantec | 9.77 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 40.43% |
| 7 | Aecom | 9.07 Bn | 4.40 Bn | -34.04 Mn | 9.89% |
| 8 | Sterling Infrastructure | 8.95 Bn | 7.41 Bn | 377.28 Mn | 35.87% |
| 9 | IES Holdings | 6.79 Bn | 5.65 Bn | 340.66 Mn | - |
| 10 | Dycom Industries | 6.68 Bn | 4.98 Bn | 440.55 Mn | -59.89% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 35.87% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 29.20% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.71% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.15% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.19% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.71% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.25% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.22% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.50% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.17% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.65% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.73% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.58% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.85% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.88% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.08% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.58% |
API Access
Sterling Infrastructure 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=STRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "STRL", "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=STRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();