Alto Ingredients (ALTO) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)
Alto Ingredients posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 4.1% for Q1 2026, up 1854.0% year-on-year from 0.21% in Q1 2025, and up 406.11% on a QoQ basis from 0.81% in Q4 2025.
Alto Ingredients (ALTO) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 4.1% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1854.0% year-over-year to 4.1%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.1% (up 1854.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.79%, up 1476.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 4.1%, up from 0.81% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 7.68% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 16.89% in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 8.66% (2024), against an average of 7.14%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed tumbled 2546 bps; it then surged 1854 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 15.79% in 2022, then surged by 62 bps to 6.08% in 2023, then slumped by 142 bps to 14.7% in 2024, then jumped by 106 bps to 0.81% in 2025, then jumped by 406 bps to 4.1% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 4.1% (Q1 2026), 0.81% (Q4 2025), and 11.29% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 12.89% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | - |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 20.78% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 14.59% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 6.05% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 13.59% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -1.10% |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 6.09% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 7.03% |
| 10 | Alto Ingredients | 427.79 Mn | 399.65 Mn | 9.22 Mn | 4.10% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.10% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.81% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -11.29% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -16.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -14.44% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -14.70% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -7.80% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -8.66% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -5.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -6.08% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -9.26% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -14.92% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -16.89% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -15.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.60% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.04% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.68% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.67% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -3.21% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.68% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 10.25% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 2.49% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -3.22% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -16.01% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -21.62% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -15.81% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -15.19% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -10.44% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -12.66% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -11.65% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -5.26% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -3.75% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -3.24% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -4.03% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.62% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.14% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 3.14% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 3.89% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 1.16% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -1.70% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -3.21% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -3.00% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -1.20% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 9.33% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 19.19% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 34.67% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 37.99% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 35.34% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 26.51% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 9.20% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -2.75% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -5.91% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -12.30% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -15.16% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -12.90% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -6.57% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -2.45% |