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

Alto Ingredients (ALTO) reported Return on Capital Employed of 4.1% for Q1 2026, up 1854.0% on a YoY basis from 0.21% in Q1 2025, and up 406.11% quarter-over-quarter from 0.81% in Q4 2025.

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

Alto Ingredients has reported Return on Capital Employed for 15 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 7.68% in Q1 2022, with the low at 16.89% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 7.14% across 5 years, with a median of 8.66% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed sank 2546 bps — and 2026, when it surged 1854 bps.
  • Alto Ingredients' Return on Capital Employed stood at 15.79% in 2022, then jumped by 62 bps to 6.08% in 2023, then tumbled by 142 bps to 14.7% in 2024, then soared by 106 bps to 0.81% in 2025, then soared 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 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 12.89%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 16.08%
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 20.78%
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 14.59%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 6.05%
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 13.59%
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 3.66%
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 7.03%
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -1.10%
10 Alto Ingredients 375.44 Mn 347.30 Mn 9.22 Mn 4.10%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%