Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026)
Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 17.03% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 2.10 percentage points from 19.14% a year earlier but up 0.80 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), Advanced Drainage Systems posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 17.26%, down 4.08 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, though with a five-year change of +0.64 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 21.34% in FY2025 (-6.34 pp), 27.68% in FY2024 (-2.34 pp), 30.01% in FY2023 (+10.77 pp) and 19.24% in FY2022 (+2.63 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of 16.21% in fiscal Q2 2022 and a high of 27.94% in fiscal Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last ten quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.10 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (a gain of 9.31 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2025 (a drop of 6.13 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 16.23% (Q4 2026), 18.46% (Q3 2026) and 19.15% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 97.89 Bn | 92.63 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 26.65% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 87.19 Bn | 84.95 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 10.95% |
| 3 | Carrier Global | 46.36 Bn | 40.99 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 6.15% |
| 4 | Comfort Systems Usa | 40.59 Bn | 34.55 Bn | 934.48 Mn | 30.59% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 28.61 Bn | 25.21 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 87.23% |
| 6 | Allegion | 15.24 Bn | 13.95 Bn | 517.50 Mn | 19.60% |
| 7 | James Hardie Industries | 15.18 Bn | 14.25 Bn | 548.70 Mn | 4.22% |
| 8 | Masco | 14.99 Bn | 13.10 Bn | 868.00 Mn | 36.39% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 13.74 Bn | 10.09 Bn | 568.40 Mn | 19.44% |
| 10 | Advanced Drainage Systems | 9.30 Bn | 7.16 Bn | 408.05 Mn | 17.03% |
Historic Data
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Historic 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% |
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Advanced Drainage Systems Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=WMS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "WMS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=WMS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();