Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2012 - 2026)
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 16.22% in Q3 2026, up 4.98 percentage points from 11.25% a year earlier and up 0.84 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 11.60%, up 1.45 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for five straight years, with a five-year change of +8.23 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 10.15% in FY2024 (+2.63 pp), 7.52% in FY2023 (+1.15 pp), 6.37% in FY2022 (+1.02 pp) and 5.35% in FY2021 (+1.98 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q1 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for 13 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.64 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 9.47 percentage points in Q2 2022, against a drop of 11.59 percentage points in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 15.38% (Q2 2026), 12.28% (Q1 2026) and 11.51% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 88.43 Bn | 83.04 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 25.76% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 81.95 Bn | 79.68 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 10.95% |
| 3 | Carrier Global | 43.09 Bn | 37.47 Bn | 1.90 Bn | -4.09% |
| 4 | Comfort Systems Usa | 35.64 Bn | 29.60 Bn | 934.48 Mn | 30.59% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 30.11 Bn | 26.50 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 73.03% |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 16.21 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 562.40 Mn | 6.26% |
| 7 | Masco | 16.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | 720.00 Mn | 36.93% |
| 8 | Allegion | 15.72 Bn | 14.35 Bn | 548.20 Mn | 20.57% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 14.80 Bn | 11.71 Bn | 494.90 Mn | 19.33% |
| 10 | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions | 7.23 Bn | 5.98 Bn | 245.80 Mn | 16.22% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 16.22% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.38% |
| 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% |
API Access
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ZWS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "ZWS", "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=ZWS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();