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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |