ABM Industries Incorporated (ABM)
Return on total capital
| Oct 31, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | Jan 31, 2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | ||
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| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 315,600 | 397,100 | 349,700 | 347,200 | 343,800 | 300,100 | 402,900 | 414,400 | 411,700 | 383,400 | 331,900 | 314,200 | 349,300 | 326,500 | 228,900 | 204,500 | 208,400 | 228,000 | 330,700 | 339,000 |
| Long-term debt | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | 1,785,600 | 1,830,800 | 1,824,400 | 1,779,200 | 1,781,800 | 1,835,000 | 1,843,600 | 1,822,700 | 1,799,900 | 1,860,200 | 1,782,800 | 1,736,600 | 1,717,200 | 1,680,200 | 1,669,600 | 1,655,200 | 1,609,300 | 1,580,400 | 1,599,800 | 1,569,200 |
| Return on total capital | 17.67% | 21.69% | 19.17% | 19.51% | 19.30% | 16.35% | 21.85% | 22.74% | 22.87% | 20.61% | 18.62% | 18.09% | 20.34% | 19.43% | 13.71% | 12.36% | 12.95% | 14.43% | 20.67% | 21.60% |
October 31, 2025 calculation
Return on total capital = EBIT (ttm) ÷ (Long-term debt + Total stockholders’ equity)
= $315,600K ÷ ($—K + $1,785,600K)
= 17.67%
Peer comparison
Oct 31, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Return on total capital
ABM Industries Incorporated
ABM
17.67%
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24.54%
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19.20%
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7.51%
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