American Battery Materials (BLTH) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
American Battery Materials (BLTH) reported Return on Capital Employed of 16.77% for Q1 2026, down 507.0% year-over-year from 4.12% in Q1 2025, and down 7.7% quarter-over-quarter from 18.17% in Q4 2025.
American Battery Materials (BLTH) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
American Battery Materials (BLTH) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 16.77% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 16.77%, down 507.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 16.77% (down 507.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 18.03%, down 507.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 16.77% in Q1 2026 per BLTH's latest filing, from 18.17% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 124.81% in Q2 2023 and troughed at 5.44% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 42.5% and a median of 25.23% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed surged 11687 bps in 2023, then slumped 8799 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 88.56% in 2022, then dropped by 4 bps to 85.13% in 2023, then slumped by 73 bps to 23.04% in 2024, then declined by 21 bps to 18.17% in 2025, then fell by 8 bps to 16.77% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BLTH's Return on Capital Employed at 16.77% in Q1 2026, 18.17% in Q4 2025, and 20.43% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elevra Lithium | 556.97 Bn | 556.92 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Bhp | 421.29 Bn | 411.77 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Skeena Resources | 17.36 Bn | 17.34 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Ioneer | 10.78 Bn | 10.76 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | MP Materials | 10.54 Bn | 7.94 Bn | 16.40 Mn | -3.89% |
| 6 | Iperionx | 8.57 Bn | 8.52 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Materion | 4.58 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 81.84 Mn | 7.14% |
| 8 | Sigma Lithium | 4.36 Bn | 4.36 Bn | 25.57 Mn | -20,966.96% |
| 9 | Americas Gold & Silver | 4.00 Bn | 3.87 Bn | 16.76 Mn | - |
| 10 | American Battery Materials | - | - | - | 16.77% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.77% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.17% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.43% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.23% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 23.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 29.99% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 36.82% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 58.75% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 85.13% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 82.51% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 124.81% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 67.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 88.56% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.12% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.94% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.44% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.94% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.15% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.74% |