AngloGold Ashanti (AU) Return on Capital Employed (2023 - 2025)

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) posted Return on Capital Employed of 16.59% for Q4 2025, up 112.93% sequentially from 7.79% in Q2 2025, and up 1794.0% YoY from 0.88% in Q4 2024.

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) Return on Capital Employed (2023 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) has 3 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 16.59% in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 1794.0% year-over-year to 16.59% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 16.59% (up 1794.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 9.7%, up 1890.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed climbed to 16.59% in Q4 2025 per AU's latest filing, from 7.79% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 16.59% in Q4 2025, with the low at 1.36% in Q4 2024.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 3 years is 7.72%, with a median of 7.79% recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1547 bps in 2024 and jumped 1794 bps in 2025.
  • AngloGold Ashanti's Return on Capital Employed stood at 14.12% in 2023, then tumbled by 110 bps to 1.36% in 2024, then soared by 1323 bps to 16.59% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows AU's Return on Capital Employed at 16.59% in Q4 2025, 7.79% in Q2 2025, and 1.36% in Q4 2024.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Barrick Mining 978.09 Bn 980.39 Bn 3.12 Bn 9.05%
2 Trx Gold 189.48 Bn 189.48 Bn 21.05 Mn 41.57%
3 Newmont 101.22 Bn 92.61 Bn 7.29 Bn 21.10%
4 OR Royalties 53.18 Bn 53.08 Bn 88.84 Mn -
5 Wheaton Precious Metals 50.59 Bn 48.43 Bn 699.37 Mn -
6 Aura Minerals 50.25 Bn 50.25 Bn 19.58 Mn -
7 Franco Nevada 40.21 Bn 39.50 Bn 526.30 Mn 19.41%
8 Gold Fields 30.19 Bn 28.41 Bn - -
9 Kinross Gold 28.01 Bn 25.95 Bn 1.44 Bn -
10 AngloGold Ashanti - - 1.94 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 16.59%
Jun 30, 2025 7.79%
Dec 31, 2024 -1.36%
Jun 30, 2024 1.48%
Dec 31, 2023 14.12%