Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)

Advanced Drainage Systems has reported Return on Capital Employed for 13 years, with the latest figure 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.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 27.94% in Q1 2023, with the low at 16.23% in Q1 2026.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 22.78% across 5 years, with a median of 23.22% in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 931 bps — and 2025, when it sank 613 bps.
• Advanced Drainage Systems' Return on Capital Employed 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.