Ardmore Shipping (ASC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2013 - 2026)
Ardmore Shipping's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 34.47% for Q2 2026, up 2.53 percentage points from 31.94% a year earlier and up 5.26 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ardmore Shipping (ASC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ardmore Shipping's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 28.47%, down 14.20 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a four-year change of +12.65 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 42.66% in FY2024 (+1.94 pp), 40.72% in FY2023 (-3.95 pp), 44.66% in FY2022 (+28.85 pp) and 15.82% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.04 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q4 2022 (a gain of 26.64 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2025 (a drop of 15.34 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ASC's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 29.20% (Q1 2026), 26.71% (Q4 2025) and 28.01% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.79 Bn | 156.31 Bn | - | 15.69% |
| 2 | Csx | 86.21 Bn | 82.43 Bn | - | 12.29% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.26 Bn | 73.97 Bn | - | 6.84% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.36 Bn | 47.28 Bn | - | 11.61% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.74 Bn | 64.38 Bn | - | 9.67% |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.91 Bn | 33.85 Bn | - | 7.01% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.33 Bn | 37.51 Bn | - | 10.65% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.95 Bn | 36.21 Bn | - | 28.03% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.28 Bn | -20.09 Bn | - | 8.86% |
| 10 | Ardmore Shipping | 784.08 Mn | 594.83 Mn | 86.38 Mn | 34.47% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 34.47% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 29.20% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.71% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 28.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 31.94% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 37.86% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 41.67% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 43.35% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 43.26% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 43.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 41.88% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 46.56% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 51.60% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 51.61% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 44.81% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 38.67% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 52.59% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 41.91% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.17% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -0.77% |
API Access
Ardmore Shipping Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ASC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "ASC", "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=ASC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();