Tennant (TNC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Tennant (TNC) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 4.83% in Q3 2026, down 3.44 percentage points from 8.28% a year earlier but up 0.84 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Tennant (TNC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Tennant reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 7.29%, down 6.00 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -0.49 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 13.30% in FY2024 (-3.49 pp), 16.79% in FY2023 (+6.05 pp), 10.74% in FY2022 (-1.24 pp) and 11.98% in FY2021 (+4.20 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has ranged from 4.00% in Q2 2026 to 17.06% in Q4 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for ten consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.16 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 7.66 percentage points in Q3 2023, against a drop of 6.01 percentage points in Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 4.00% (Q2 2026), 5.45% (Q1 2026) and 7.04% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 22.25% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 25.53% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | - |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 12.64% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 17.64% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 18.67% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 15.15% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 38.87% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 31.72% |
| 10 | Tennant | 1.29 Bn | 949.97 Mn | 136.30 Mn | 4.83% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.83% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.04% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.28% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.44% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.39% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.55% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.14% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.08% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.06% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.98% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.26% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.98% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.13% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.33% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.63% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.10% |
API Access
Tennant Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=TNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "TNC", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=TNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();