Corteva (CTVA) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2025)

Corteva (CTVA) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 10.25% in Q4 2025, up 6.38% quarter-over-quarter from 9.64% in Q3 2025, and up 221.0% on a YoY basis from 3.19% in Q4 2024.

Corteva (CTVA) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Corteva's Return on Capital Employed history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.25% for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed rose 221.0% year-over-year to 10.25%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 10.25% (up 221.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 10.49%, up 258.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 10.25% for Q4 2025 at Corteva, up from 9.64% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 10.25% in Q4 2025 to a low of 4.29% in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 7.43% across 5 years, with a median of 7.38% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed surged 260 bps in 2021, then tumbled 143 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 6.34% in 2021, then climbed by 23 bps to 7.82% in 2022, then slipped by 4 bps to 7.53% in 2023, then climbed by 7 bps to 8.05% in 2024, then advanced by 27 bps to 10.25% in 2025.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 10.25% (Q4 2025), 9.64% (Q3 2025), and 8.89% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Nutrien 32,340,670.53 Bn 32,340,669.70 Bn 1.65 Bn -
2 Corteva 52.38 Bn 48.09 Bn 1.66 Bn 10.25%
3 CF Industries Holdings 17.50 Bn 18.37 Bn 746.00 Mn 20.22%
4 Mosaic 7.06 Bn 6.93 Bn 235.60 Mn 0.54%
5 Scotts Miracle-Gro 3.34 Bn 3.34 Bn 610.50 Mn 22.85%
6 Fmc 1.46 Bn 1.10 Bn 246.60 Mn -30.79%
7 Cvr Partners 1.25 Bn 1.13 Bn 116.84 Mn 16.95%
8 Intrepid Potash 459.41 Mn 453.51 Mn 17.67 Mn 2.05%
9 American Vanguard 76.21 Mn 5.29 Mn 38.42 Mn -0.84%
10 Bioceres Crop Solutions 26.72 Mn 40.72 Mn 12.70 Mn -1.81%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 10.25%
Sep 30, 2025 9.64%
Jun 30, 2025 8.89%
Mar 31, 2025 8.87%
Dec 31, 2024 8.05%
Sep 30, 2024 7.06%
Jun 30, 2024 7.25%
Mar 31, 2024 6.94%
Dec 31, 2023 7.53%
Sep 30, 2023 7.80%
Jun 30, 2023 7.06%
Mar 31, 2023 8.37%
Dec 31, 2022 7.82%
Sep 30, 2022 7.51%
Jun 30, 2022 7.25%
Mar 31, 2022 6.61%
Dec 31, 2021 6.34%
Sep 30, 2021 5.91%
Jun 30, 2021 5.24%
Mar 31, 2021 4.29%