Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)
Advanced Drainage Systems' (WMS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 16.23% in Q1 2026, down 401.0% YoY from 5.39% in Q1 2025, and down 12.1% on a QoQ basis from 18.46% in Q4 2025.
Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has 13 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 16.23% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 401.0% year-over-year to 16.23% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 16.23% (down 401.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 17.26%, down 408.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 16.23% in Q1 2026, from 18.46% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 27.94% in Q1 2023 to a low of 16.23% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 22.78% and a median of 23.22% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 931 bps — and 2025, when it sank 613 bps.
- Tracing WMS's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 24.78% in 2022, then climbed by 6 bps to 26.36% in 2023, then decreased by 19 bps to 21.25% in 2024, then slipped by 13 bps to 18.46% in 2025, then retreated by 12 bps to 16.23% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 16.23% (Q1 2026), 18.46% (Q4 2025), and 19.15% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 8 | Advanced Drainage Systems | 10.91 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 408.05 Mn | 17.03% |
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.03% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.23% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.46% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.15% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.24% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.25% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.22% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.88% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 26.36% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 27.91% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 27.94% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.78% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.90% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.78% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.63% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.80% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.21% |