Environmental Clean TechnologiesASX:ECT Return-on-Tangible-Equity is -218.08% as of Dec. 2025. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,972 Industrial Products companies, Environmental Clean Technologies ranks worse than 98.82% on this metric.
The historical rank and industry rank for Environmental Clean Technologies's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
ASX:ECT'
s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3162.69 Med: -150.64 Max: -87.2
Current: -206.3
During the past 13 years, Environmental Clean Technologies's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was -87.20%. The lowest was -3,162.69%. And the median was -150.64%.
ASX:ECT's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than 98.82% of 2972
companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 6.75
vs ASX:ECT: -206.30
Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.
Be Aware
Net Income is used.
Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.
Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.
Environmental Clean Technologies Return-on-Tangible-Equity Related Terms
Environmental Clean Technologies Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
ASX:ECT vs VLTO, ZWS, CECO: Return-on-Tangible-Equity Comparison
For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, Environmental Clean Technologies's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Environmental Clean Technologies Return-on-Tangible-Equity vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Environmental Clean Technologies's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Environmental Clean Technologies's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data,
the net income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2025) net income data.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.
What does a Return-on-Tangible-Equity of -218.08% mean?
Environmental Clean Technologies (ASX:ECT) has a Return-on-Tangible-Equity of -218.08% as of Dec. 2025. Return on tangible equity is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period tangible equity. View historical data on Environmental Clean Technologies and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Environmental Clean Technologies ranks #2937 out of 2972 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 98.8%.
Is Environmental Clean Technologies' Return-on-Tangible-Equity too high?
Environmental Clean Technologies' current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is -218.08%. Based on the distribution chart, Environmental Clean Technologies ranks #2937 out of 2972 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Environmental Clean Technologies' Return-on-Tangible-Equity compare to VLTO and ZWS?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Environmental Clean Technologies ranks #2937 out of 2972 companies for Return-on-Tangible-Equity. This places Environmental Clean Technologies in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 6.75. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Return-on-Tangible-Equity for an Industrial Products company?
The median Return-on-Tangible-Equity among Industrial Products companies is 6.75, based on 2,972 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Return-on-Tangible-Equity significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Return-on-Tangible-Equity should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Return-on-Tangible-Equity mean?
A high Return-on-Tangible-Equity can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Return on tangible equity is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period tangible equity. View historical data on Environmental Clean Technologies and its competitors. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 6.75 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Environmental Clean Technologies's current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is -218.08%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Environmental Clean Technologies stock overvalued right now?
Environmental Clean Technologies (ASX:ECT) has a current Return-on-Tangible-Equity of -218.08%. The current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is -218.08%. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Return-on-Tangible-Equity calculated?
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Environmental Clean Technologies (ASX:ECT), the current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is -218.08% as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Environmental Clean Technologies Business Description
Environmental Clean Technologies Ltd is engaged in investment, research, development, and the commercialisation of technologies that bridge the gap between today's use of low-grade and waste resources and tomorrow's zero-emissions future, with an emphasis on producing low-emission, net-zero, and carbon-negative products for the agriculture, industry, and energy sectors. Its activities include: continuing to develop the COLDry Commercialisation Project at Bacchus Marsh (BM Project); developing commercial opportunities for the company's commercial site at Yallourn; and managing the development of, and extracting value from, the group's intellectual property and potential new opportunities. Its projects are the COLDry Commercial Demonstration and Coldry Fertiliser Project.
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