Tennant (TNC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Tennant (TNC) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 3.90% for Q3 2026, down 3.35 percentage points from 7.25% a year earlier but up 0.66 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Tennant (TNC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 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).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has run from a low of 3.24% in Q2 2026 to a high of 15.85% in Q4 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last nine quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.26 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 3.24% (Q2 2026), 4.50% (Q1 2026) and 5.88% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 16.80% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 18.53% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 5.47% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 10.72% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 13.34% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 22.04% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 11.23% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 27.11% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 26.27% |
| 10 | Tennant | 1.29 Bn | 949.97 Mn | 136.30 Mn | 3.90% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.90% |
| 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 | 11.60% |
API Access
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_KEYimport 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();