Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)
Advanced Drainage Systems posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 16.23% for Q1 2026, down 401.0% year-on-year from 5.39% in Q1 2025, and down 12.1% on a QoQ basis from 18.46% in Q4 2025.
Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has 13 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 16.23% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 401.0% year-over-year to 16.23%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 16.23% (down 401.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 17.26%, down 408.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 16.23%, down from 18.46% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 27.94% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 16.23% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 23.22% (2024), against an average of 22.78%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Return on Capital Employed jumped 931 bps; it then tumbled 613 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 24.78% in 2022, then grew by 6 bps to 26.36% in 2023, then slipped by 19 bps to 21.25% in 2024, then dropped by 13 bps to 18.46% in 2025, then decreased 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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 99.95 Bn | 98.89 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 26.55% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 84.54 Bn | 84.01 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 11.49% |
| 3 | Carrier Global | 52.72 Bn | 51.70 Bn | 4.82 Bn | 6.30% |
| 4 | Lennox International | 16.87 Bn | 16.82 Bn | 351.30 Mn | 35.83% |
| 5 | Masco | 13.72 Bn | 13.60 Bn | 686.00 Mn | 35.86% |
| 6 | Carlisle Companies | 13.62 Bn | 12.85 Bn | 363.20 Mn | 18.08% |
| 7 | Aaon | 10.97 Bn | 10.97 Bn | 109.77 Mn | 11.43% |
| 8 | SPX Technologies | 10.37 Bn | 10.22 Bn | 230.60 Mn | 11.39% |
| 9 | Advanced Drainage Systems | 10.34 Bn | 10.19 Bn | 237.66 Mn | 16.23% |
| 10 | Owens Corning | 9.48 Bn | 9.24 Bn | 510.00 Mn | 0.73% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 17.02% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 16.73% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 15.30% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 13.09% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 9.94% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -4.60% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -4.65% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -7.74% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -15.04% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 15.81% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 13.69% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 13.78% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 12.93% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 10.94% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 8.05% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 7.18% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 8.50% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 10.03% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 11.96% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 12.88% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 12.21% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 12.28% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 9.24% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 6.42% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 5.86% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 4.92% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 2.76% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 4.57% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 4.79% |