American Resources (AREC) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2025)

American Resources (AREC) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 4.25% in Q4 2025, up 160.18% quarter-over-quarter from 7.07% in Q3 2025, and up 1906.0% on a YoY basis from 0.21% in Q4 2024.

American Resources (AREC) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

American Resources' Return on Capital Employed history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.25% for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed rose 1906.0% year-over-year to 4.25%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 4.25% (up 1906.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 6.89%, up 20254.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 4.25% for Q4 2025 at American Resources, up from 7.07% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 319.54% in Q1 2021 to a low of 655.28% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 70.91% across 5 years, with a median of 58.78% in 2023.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Return on Capital Employed was 93278 bps in 2021; the steepest drop was 1397540 bps in 2021.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 91.84% in 2021, then slipped by 11 bps to 101.6% in 2022, then slumped by 545 bps to 655.28% in 2023, then soared by 98 bps to 14.8% in 2024, then surged by 129 bps to 4.25% in 2025.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 4.25% (Q4 2025), 7.07% (Q3 2025), and 6.51% (Q1 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Warrior Met Coal 5.02 Bn 4.79 Bn 168.17 Mn 4.22%
2 Alpha Metallurgical Resources 2.49 Bn 2.12 Bn 50.60 Mn -1.56%
3 Ramaco Resources 786.79 Mn 431.59 Mn 13.10 Mn -6.79%
4 SunCoke Energy 780.24 Mn 704.14 Mn 79.60 Mn -4.49%
5 American Resources 219.72 Mn 218.13 Mn -54,083.00 4.25%
6 Coronado Global Resources - - 436.84 Mn -124.54%
7 Ramaco Resources - - 13.10 Mn -6.79%
8 Ramaco Resources - - 13.10 Mn -6.79%
9 Ramaco Resources - - 13.10 Mn -6.79%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 4.25%
Sep 30, 2025 -7.07%
Mar 31, 2025 -6.51%
Dec 31, 2024 -14.80%
Sep 30, 2024 -34.04%
Jun 30, 2024 -21.84%
Mar 31, 2024 -70.76%
Dec 31, 2023 -655.28%
Sep 30, 2023 -17.95%
Jun 30, 2023 -35.91%
Mar 31, 2023 -58.78%
Dec 31, 2022 -101.60%
Sep 30, 2022 -129.02%
Jun 30, 2022 -88.06%
Mar 31, 2022 -139.59%
Dec 31, 2021 -91.84%
Sep 30, 2021 -97.46%
Jun 30, 2021 -100.48%
Mar 31, 2021 319.54%
Dec 31, 2020 392.44%