Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 12.28% for Q1 2026, up 160.0% year-on-year from 4.72% in Q1 2025, and up 6.66% on a QoQ basis from 11.51% in Q4 2025.
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 15.79% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 4.1% in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 9.45% (2024), against an average of 9.2%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed surged 900 bps; it then slumped 1159 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 4.11% in 2022, then jumped by 85 bps to 7.6% in 2023, then soared by 33 bps to 10.07% in 2024, then gained by 14 bps to 11.51% in 2025, then climbed 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 | Veralto | 20.72 Bn | 19.29 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 22.73% |
| 2 | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions | 7.83 Bn | 7.56 Bn | 205.80 Mn | 12.28% |
| 3 | Federal Signal | 6.47 Bn | 6.40 Bn | 179.40 Mn | 17.72% |
| 4 | Ceco Environmental | 2.82 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 63.92 Mn | 8.27% |
| 5 | PureCycle Technologies | 2.21 Bn | 2.11 Bn | - | -22.66% |
| 6 | Euro Tech Holdings | 1.36 Bn | 1.34 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 421.81 Mn | 335.66 Mn | 2.70 Mn | 10.64% |
| 8 | CleanCore Solutions | 173.22 Mn | 156.17 Mn | -419,259.00 | -67.00% |
| 9 | Arq | 116.43 Mn | 111.76 Mn | 9.94 Mn | -29.31% |
| 10 | 374Water | 42.95 Mn | 42.95 Mn | -2.43 Mn | -293.71% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 7.88% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 9.96% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 4.46% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 4.89% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 5.53% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 9.50% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 14.91% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 14.84% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 14.99% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 10.28% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 10.29% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 9.55% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 9.08% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 8.68% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 7.44% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 7.03% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 6.56% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 4.66% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 5.35% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 5.41% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 5.94% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 6.45% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 6.01% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 6.72% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 5.36% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 6.67% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 7.74% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 7.53% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 9.58% |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 9.41% |
| Sep 28, 2013 | 9.04% |
| Jun 29, 2013 | 8.39% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 8.58% |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 8.38% |
| Sep 29, 2012 | 8.25% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 8.14% |