Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) reported Return on Capital Employed of 12.28% for Q1 2026, up 160.0% on a YoY basis from 4.72% in Q1 2025, and up 6.66% quarter-over-quarter from 11.51% in Q4 2025.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions has reported Return on Capital Employed for 15 years, with the latest figure at 12.28% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 160.0% year-over-year to 12.28%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 12.28% (up 160.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 11.6%, up 145.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 12.28%, up from 11.51% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 15.79% in Q2 2022, with the low at 4.1% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 9.2% across 5 years, with a median of 9.45% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 900 bps — and 2023, when it plunged 1159 bps.
  • Zurn Elkay Water Solutions' Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.11% in 2022, then soared by 85 bps to 7.6% in 2023, then surged by 33 bps to 10.07% in 2024, then rose by 14 bps to 11.51% in 2025, then advanced by 7 bps to 12.28% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 12.28% (Q1 2026), 11.51% (Q4 2025), and 11.25% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Aduro Clean Technologies 856.39 Bn 856.36 Bn - -
2 Veralto 20.76 Bn 19.33 Bn 854.00 Mn 22.73%
3 Zurn Elkay Water Solutions 8.35 Bn 8.08 Bn 205.80 Mn 12.28%
4 Federal Signal 7.20 Bn 7.13 Bn 179.40 Mn 17.72%
5 Ceco Environmental 3.52 Bn 3.48 Bn 63.92 Mn 8.27%
6 PureCycle Technologies 1.57 Bn 1.47 Bn - -22.66%
7 Energy Recovery 497.64 Mn 411.49 Mn 2.70 Mn 10.64%
8 CleanCore Solutions 210.18 Mn 193.13 Mn -419,259.00 -67.00%
9 Arq 118.94 Mn 114.26 Mn 9.94 Mn -29.31%
10 374Water 38.06 Mn 38.06 Mn -2.43 Mn -293.71%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 12.28%
Dec 31, 2025 11.51%
Sep 30, 2025 11.25%
Jun 30, 2025 11.07%
Mar 31, 2025 10.68%
Dec 31, 2024 10.07%
Sep 30, 2024 9.45%
Jun 30, 2024 9.02%
Mar 31, 2024 8.18%
Dec 31, 2023 7.60%
Sep 30, 2023 6.92%
Jun 30, 2023 4.20%
Mar 31, 2023 4.10%
Dec 31, 2022 4.11%
Sep 30, 2022 5.83%
Jun 30, 2022 15.79%
Mar 31, 2022 14.36%
Dec 31, 2021 4.99%
Sep 30, 2021 5.42%
Jun 30, 2021 6.79%