Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) Return on Invested Capital (2012 - 2026)
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions' (ZWS) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.66% in Q2 2026, up 7.0% YoY from 0.61% in Q2 2025, and up 7.65% on a QoQ basis from 0.61% in Q1 2026.
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) Return on Invested Capital (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) has 15 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.66% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 7.0% year-over-year to 0.66% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.66% (up 7.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.46%, up 25.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital climbed to 0.66% in Q2 2026, from 0.61% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.66% in Q2 2026 to a low of 0.03% in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.28% and a median of 0.11% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Invested Capital slipped 12 bps — and 2024, when it surged 47 bps.
- Tracing ZWS's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.03% in 2022, then soared by 89 bps to 0.06% in 2023, then soared by 764 bps to 0.53% in 2024, then climbed by 18 bps to 0.62% in 2025, then advanced by 5 bps to 0.66% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.66% (Q2 2026), 0.61% (Q1 2026), and 0.62% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veralto | 24.28 Bn | 22.16 Bn | 902.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions | 8.20 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 288.30 Mn | 0.66% |
| 3 | Federal Signal | 7.46 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 203.80 Mn | 0.13% |
| 4 | Ceco Environmental | 3.10 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 86.47 Mn | 0.00% |
| 5 | PureCycle Technologies | 1.26 Bn | 1.26 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Aduro Clean Technologies | 528.77 Mn | 500.10 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 406.56 Mn | 313.50 Mn | 8.96 Mn | - |
| 8 | Arq | 96.62 Mn | 95.72 Mn | 11.51 Mn | - |
| 9 | Fuel Tech | 43.03 Mn | 23.42 Mn | 2.68 Mn | - |
| 10 | CleanCore Solutions | 33.72 Mn | 16.67 Mn | -419,259.00 | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.66% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.61% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.62% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.59% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.56% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.53% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.26% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.14% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.09% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.06% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.05% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.03% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.03% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.07% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.08% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.10% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.16% |