Caledonia Mining (CMCL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Caledonia Mining's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 24.54% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 14.74 percentage points from 39.28% a year earlier and down 3.32 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Caledonia Mining (CMCL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Caledonia Mining's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 34.28%, up 19.37 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +3.39 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 14.91% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+8.74 pp), 6.17% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-10.19 pp), 16.35% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-9.20 pp) and 25.55% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-5.34 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 represents the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in four of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.82 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2025 (a gain of 19.51 percentage points), and the weakest in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2023 (a drop of 23.28 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CMCL's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 27.87% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 32.03% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 28.43% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025) in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 193.68 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 171.36 Bn | 150.22 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 42.99% |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.76 Bn | 89.94 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 9.92% |
| 4 | Ternium | 113.51 Bn | 78.56 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 7.19% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.45 Bn | 99.60 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 13.20% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.92 Bn | 91.92 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 42.05% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 67.42 Bn | 52.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 23.46% |
| 8 | Nucor | 54.54 Bn | 45.08 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 13.42% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 49.09 Bn | 30.12 Bn | - | 3.51% |
| 10 | Caledonia Mining | 463.70 Mn | 100.15 Mn | 39.18 Mn | 24.54% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.54% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 27.87% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 32.03% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 28.43% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 30.66% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.60% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.63% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.80% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.08% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.08% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.97% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.72% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.86% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.11% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.60% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.99% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 25.07% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.16% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.88% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.64% |
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Caledonia Mining Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CMCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CMCL", "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=CMCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();