Growth Metrics

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 11 consecutive years, with 0.18% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 3.0% year-over-year to 0.18%, compared with a TTM value of 0.18% through Dec 2025, down 3.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.21%, down 6.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.18% for Q4 2025 at Advanced Drainage Systems, down from 0.19% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.28% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 0.16% in Q3 2021.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.22%, with a median of 0.22% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed increased 21bps in 2021, then fell -6bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.17% in 2021, then skyrocketed by 48bps to 0.25% in 2022, then increased by 6bps to 0.26% in 2023, then decreased by -19bps to 0.21% in 2024, then decreased by -13bps to 0.18% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for WMS at 0.18% in Q4 2025, 0.19% in Q3 2025, and 0.19% in Q2 2025.