Alto Ingredients (ALTO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2012 - 2026)
Alto Ingredients (ALTO) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 10.43% in Q2 2026, up 26.49 percentage points from -16.06% a year earlier and up 4.97 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Alto Ingredients (ALTO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Alto Ingredients reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 2.19%, up 16.16 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +0.04 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -13.96% in FY2024 (-8.02 pp), -5.95% in FY2023 (+9.25 pp), -15.20% in FY2022 (-24.94 pp) and 9.74% in FY2021 (+7.59 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2015.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.58 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 26.49 percentage points in Q2 2026, against a drop of 25.46 percentage points in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 5.46% (Q1 2026), 2.23% (Q4 2025) and -11.29% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 235.23 Bn | 216.81 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 13.17% |
| 2 | Corning | 106.66 Bn | 99.22 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 9.96% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 82.20 Bn | 81.24 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 23.44% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.45 Bn | 63.64 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -1.63% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 42.89 Bn | 32.40 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 3.55% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.91 Bn | 30.74 Bn | 3.25 Bn | - |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 24.62 Bn | 17.28 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 13.38% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 23.96 Bn | 21.62 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 3.64% |
| 9 | Dow | 23.51 Bn | 7.01 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 0.24% |
| 10 | Alto Ingredients | 271.74 Mn | 171.54 Mn | 16.64 Mn | 10.43% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.43% |
| 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% |
API Access
Alto Ingredients Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ALTO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "ALTO", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ALTO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();