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Energy Recovery ERII Return on invested capital

Return on invested capital at other companies

Ceco Environmental logo
Ceco EnvironmentalCECO
6%-9.0pp
Flowserve logo
FlowserveFLS
11.7%-4.0pp
Pentair logo
PentairPNR
12.5%-0.5pp
WBI
WaterBridge Infrastructure LLCWBI
6.1%
Chart Industries logo
Chart IndustriesGTLS
3.9%-3.9pp
Matrix Service Company logo
Matrix Service CompanyMTRX
-39.4%+19.2pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$9.7M+20.3%
Gross profit$2.7M-39.4%
Operating income-$14.9M-18.3%
Net income-$12.3M-24.0%
EPS (diluted)-$0.23-27.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$50.1M+1.7%
Total debt$8.8M-20.4%
Total equity$184.3M-7.0%
Total assets$209.0M-7.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$21.0M+97.0%
CapEx$814.0K+326%
Free cash flow$20.2M+92.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$453.08M-30.8%
Enterprise value$411.81M-33.2%
P/E22×-8.6×
P/S3.3×-1.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin63.1%-3.8pp
Operating margin15.8%+3.0pp
Net margin15.1%-0.1pp
FCF margin25%

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.8%+0.4pp
Debt / equity0.0×
Current ratio9.3×+0.9×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Energy Recovery’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Energy Recovery’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Energy Recovery's return on invested capital?
Energy Recovery (ERII) reported return on invested capital of 11.7% in Q1 2026.
How has Energy Recovery's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Energy Recovery's return on invested capital increased by 14.3% year-over-year, from 10.3% to 11.7%.
What is the long-term trend for Energy Recovery's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Energy Recovery's return on invested capital has grown at a -14.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 23.7% to 11.1%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.