Arq (ARQ) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2015 - 2025)
Arq (ARQ) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -0.70% for Q3 2025, down 1.03 percentage points from 0.33% a year earlier and down 1.18 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Arq (ARQ) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2015 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2024, Arq posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -0.86%, up 6.90 percentage points from FY2023.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +6.70 percentage points (FY2019 to FY2024).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -7.76% in FY2023 (+0.40 pp), -8.15% in FY2022 (-11.11 pp), 2.96% in FY2021 (+34.27 pp) and -31.31% in FY2020 (-23.76 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] spans a low of -36.71% in Q4 2020 and a high of 3.09% in Q3 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.83 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 39.30 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2020 (a drop of 29.53 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2025 came in at 0.48% (Q2 2025), 0.62% (Q1 2025) and -0.79% (Q4 2024).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 10.33% |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 11.02% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 19.47% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 8.97% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 13.43% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 11.09% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 8.70% |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 16.48% |
| 10 | Arq | 130.31 Mn | 110.40 Mn | 15.17 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.48% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.62% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.33% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.88% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -4.30% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -6.76% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -10.12% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -10.50% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -10.11% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -8.26% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.22% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.08% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.63% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.59% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.09% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.30% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -36.71% |
API Access
Arq Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ARQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "ARQ", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ARQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();