Tennant (TNC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Tennant (TNC) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 3.24% for Q2 2026, down 4.89 percentage points from 8.13% a year earlier and down 1.26 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Tennant (TNC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Tennant's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 6.08%, down 5.32 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -1.30 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Tennant's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 11.41% in FY2024 (-4.40 pp), 15.80% in FY2023 (+5.94 pp), 9.86% in FY2022 (-1.72 pp) and 11.58% in FY2021 (+4.20 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q1 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.96 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q3 2023, with a gain of 6.95 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2025, with a drop of 6.50 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 4.50% (Q1 2026), 5.88% (Q4 2025) and 7.25% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 388.70 Bn | 360.40 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 15.86% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 214.42 Bn | 209.12 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 16.52% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.30 Bn | 194.07 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 9.33% |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.35 Bn | 166.59 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 10.34% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.64 Bn | 120.77 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 15.40% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.12 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 23.98% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.13 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 10.94% |
| 8 | 3M | 83.49 Bn | 64.94 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 22.67% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.89 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 27.10% |
| 10 | Tennant | 1.14 Bn | 779.31 Mn | 127.90 Mn | 3.24% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.24% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.50% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.88% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.13% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.13% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.87% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.76% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.41% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.60% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.85% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.70% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.25% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.82% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.57% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.99% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.61% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.18% |
Tennant 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=TNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=TNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();