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Return on Equity measures how efficiently a company uses shareholders' equity to generate profits. A higher ROE indicates better profitability relative to equity.
Perma-Fix Environmental Services's return on equity stands at -36.31%. That is below the Industrials sector average of 36.13%. Stockcircle updates this page with the newest filings so you can track how the metric evolves quarter by quarter.
Perma-Fix Environmental Services sits lower the Industrials benchmark (36.13%) with a ROE of -36.31%. That is roughly 200.5% below the sector mean. Peer context matters because what looks expensive or cheap in absolute terms can be normal for the sector.
A ROE of -36.31% for Perma-Fix Environmental Services means each unit of related capital or sales is generating that return rate. Higher is usually better for profitability metrics, but extremely high figures can reflect one-time items or thin equity bases. Review several years of data on this page before extrapolating.
The history chart shows how Perma-Fix Environmental Services's ROE evolved across reporting periods, while the comparison chart places PESI next to similar companies. Use both: a rising metric that still lags peers tells a different story than a rising metric that already leads the group. Growth charts, when available, highlight acceleration or slowdown.
Yes — within Industrials, ROE is commonly used to spot outliers. Perma-Fix Environmental Services's reading of -36.31% (sector avg 36.13%) is a starting point; confirm whether differences come from growth, margins, accounting choices, or one-time items before treating an outlier as a buy or sell signal.