Veralto (VLTO) Return on Capital Employed (2023 - 2026)

Veralto's (VLTO) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 22.73% in Q2 2026, down 37.0% year-on-year from 36.08% in Q2 2025, and down 2.02% quarter-over-quarter from 23.2% in Q4 2025.

Veralto (VLTO) Return on Capital Employed (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Veralto has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 4 years of filings, most recently posting 22.73% for Q2 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 came in at 22.73%, down 37.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 22.73% (down 37.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 25.57%, up 43.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 22.73% for Q2 2026 at Veralto, down from 23.2% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 27.39% in Q4 2023 to a low of 22.21% in Q3 2025.
  • The 4-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 23.92% (2024), against an average of 24.09%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 366 bps in 2024 and plunged 31 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Veralto's Return on Capital Employed stood at 27.39% in 2023, then dropped by 13 bps to 23.74% in 2024, then slipped by 2 bps to 23.2% in 2025, then declined by 2 bps to 22.73% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 22.73% (Q2 2026), 23.2% (Q4 2025), and 24.11% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Aduro Clean Technologies 856.39 Bn 856.36 Bn - -
2 Veralto 20.76 Bn 19.33 Bn 854.00 Mn 22.73%
3 Zurn Elkay Water Solutions 8.35 Bn 8.08 Bn 205.80 Mn 12.28%
4 Federal Signal 7.20 Bn 7.13 Bn 179.40 Mn 17.72%
5 Ceco Environmental 3.52 Bn 3.48 Bn 63.92 Mn 8.27%
6 PureCycle Technologies 1.57 Bn 1.47 Bn - -22.66%
7 Energy Recovery 497.64 Mn 411.49 Mn 2.70 Mn 10.64%
8 CleanCore Solutions 210.18 Mn 193.13 Mn -419,259.00 -67.00%
9 Arq 118.94 Mn 114.26 Mn 9.94 Mn -29.31%
10 374Water 38.06 Mn 38.06 Mn -2.43 Mn -293.71%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 3, 2026 22.73%
Dec 31, 2025 23.20%
Oct 3, 2025 24.11%
Jul 4, 2025 22.21%
Apr 4, 2025 23.10%
Dec 31, 2024 23.74%
Sep 27, 2024 24.42%
Jun 28, 2024 24.94%
Mar 29, 2024 25.11%
Dec 31, 2023 27.39%