Ascent Industries (ACNT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Ascent Industries' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -5.27% in Q2 2026, up 4.82 percentage points from -10.10% a year earlier and up 3.43 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ascent Industries (ACNT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Ascent Industries came in at -7.75%, up 2.96 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +8.62 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -10.71% in FY2024 (+9.11 pp), -19.82% in FY2023 (-27.32 pp), 7.49% in FY2022 (-5.93 pp) and 13.42% in FY2021 (+29.79 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q1 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for eight straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +8.64 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 33.67 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2023 (a drop of 35.37 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ACNT's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -8.70% (Q1 2026), -8.02% (Q4 2025) and -5.85% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 221.03 Bn | 204.14 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 10.79% |
| 2 | Corning | 141.47 Bn | 134.60 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 10.44% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 77.59 Bn | 76.63 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 19.18% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.84 Bn | 59.74 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.84 Bn | 27.46 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 4.14% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.77 Bn | 30.64 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 11.88% |
| 7 | Qnity Electronics | 27.51 Bn | 24.93 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 8.31% |
| 8 | Ati | 26.21 Bn | 24.36 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 14.85% |
| 9 | Ppg Industries | 23.37 Bn | 16.17 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 11.51% |
| 10 | Ascent Industries | 124.06 Mn | -67.48 Mn | 5.55 Mn | -5.27% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -5.27% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -8.70% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -8.02% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -5.85% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -10.10% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -9.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -11.26% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -17.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -25.44% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -28.50% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -24.15% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -18.91% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -7.35% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.19% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.47% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.46% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.28% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.40% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.07% |
API Access
Ascent Industries Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ACNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "ACNT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ACNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();