Gibraltar Industries Inc (ROCK)
Return on total capital
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | ||
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| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 143,023 | 143,295 | 152,487 | 153,095 | 150,729 | 147,009 | 141,215 | 138,277 | 130,102 | 123,516 | 114,098 | 105,368 | 96,988 | 104,924 | 107,889 | 107,228 | 107,190 | 104,701 | 95,094 | 90,965 |
| Long-term debt | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9,790 | 49,876 | 88,762 | 121,840 | 93,454 | 42,367 | 23,781 | 59,695 | 32,309 | 58,023 | 85,636 | — | — | — |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | 1,048,030 | 1,003,230 | 975,671 | 940,185 | 914,998 | 889,849 | 850,310 | 835,387 | 822,099 | 843,491 | 817,278 | 838,402 | 825,258 | 814,684 | 787,608 | 758,408 | 743,805 | 746,075 | 709,764 | 677,357 |
| Return on total capital | 13.65% | 14.28% | 15.63% | 16.28% | 16.47% | 16.52% | 16.42% | 15.62% | 14.28% | 12.80% | 12.53% | 11.96% | 11.42% | 12.00% | 13.16% | 13.13% | 12.92% | 14.03% | 13.40% | 13.43% |
December 31, 2024 calculation
Return on total capital = EBIT (ttm) ÷ (Long-term debt + Total stockholders’ equity)
= $143,023K ÷ ($—K + $1,048,030K)
= 13.65%
The return on total capital for Gibraltar Industries Inc has shown some fluctuations over the period from March 31, 2020, to December 31, 2024. The ratio started at 13.43% in March 2020 and slightly decreased to 12.92% by December 2020. It then saw a modest increase, reaching 13.16% by June 2021.
However, there was a noticeable decline in the return on total capital in the subsequent quarters, with the ratio dropping to 11.42% by December 2021. The trend reversed in the following periods, with the ratio showing an improvement, reaching 16.47% by December 2023.
In the last quarter of the data provided (December 31, 2024), the return on total capital decreased to 13.65%. Overall, the return on total capital metric for Gibraltar Industries Inc exhibits variability, with periods of both decline and growth, indicating fluctuations in the company's efficiency in generating returns from its total capital employed.
Peer comparison
Dec 31, 2024