Alto Ingredients (ALTO) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)

Alto Ingredients' (ALTO) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 5.46% in Q1 2026, up 1989.0% year-on-year from 0.26% in Q1 2025, and up 144.33% quarter-over-quarter from 2.23% in Q4 2025.

Alto Ingredients (ALTO) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Alto Ingredients' Return on Capital Employed history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.46% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 1989.0% year-over-year to 5.46% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 5.46%, a 1989.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 2.19%, up 1616.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed improved to 5.46% in Q1 2026 per ALTO's latest filing, from 2.23% 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 6.98%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 2546 bps in 2022 and jumped 1989 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed 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 soared by 115 bps to 2.23% in 2025, then jumped by 144 bps to 5.46% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ALTO Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 5.46% (Q1 2026), 2.23% (Q4 2025), and 11.29% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 12.89%
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 20.78%
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 14.59%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 6.05%
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 16.03%
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -1.10%
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn 16.08%
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 3.66%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 7.03%
10 Alto Ingredients 348.14 Mn 326.50 Mn 9.22 Mn 5.46%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 5.46%
Dec 31, 2025 2.23%
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%