Ascent Industries (ACNT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Ascent Industries' (ACNT) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 7.46% in Q1 2026, down 47.0% YoY from 14.07% in Q1 2025, and down 9.91% on a QoQ basis from 6.79% in Q4 2025.
Ascent Industries (ACNT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ascent Industries (ACNT) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 7.46% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 47.0% year-over-year to 7.46% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.46% (down 47.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 5.99%, up 213.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed retreated to 7.46% in Q1 2026, from 6.79% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 20.49% in Q2 2022 to a low of 26.44% in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of 6.19% and a median of 7.45% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 3393 bps — and 2023, when it plunged 3982 bps.
- Tracing ACNT's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 5.94% in 2022, then slumped by 483 bps to 22.76% in 2023, then surged by 63 bps to 8.48% in 2024, then advanced by 20 bps to 6.79% in 2025, then fell by 10 bps to 7.46% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 7.46% (Q1 2026), 6.79% (Q4 2025), and 7.45% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celanese | 5.16 Bn | 3.79 Bn | 618.00 Mn | -3.94% |
| 2 | Methanex | 4.66 Bn | 4.28 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Olin | 2.10 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 170.20 Mn | -1.80% |
| 4 | Braskem | 1.59 Bn | -361.33 Mn | - | - |
| 5 | Rex American Resources | 1.48 Bn | 1.12 Bn | 29.07 Mn | 14.07% |
| 6 | Green Plains | 1.13 Bn | 883.11 Mn | 113.03 Mn | 10.40% |
| 7 | Tronox Holdings | 889.52 Mn | 695.52 Mn | 55.00 Mn | -4.24% |
| 8 | Lsb Industries | 809.80 Mn | 591.44 Mn | 11.46 Mn | 5.89% |
| 9 | Westlake Chemical Partners | 759.05 Mn | 709.73 Mn | 94.81 Mn | 30.12% |
| 10 | Ascent Industries | 133.08 Mn | 105.01 Mn | 5.55 Mn | -5.52% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -5.52% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -7.46% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -6.79% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -7.45% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -7.38% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -6.98% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -8.48% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -13.05% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -22.82% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -26.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -22.76% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -23.19% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -11.25% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.10% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.94% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.63% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.49% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.87% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.05% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.84% |