Corteva (CTVA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018 - 2026)
Corteva's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 11.21% in Q2 2026, up 2.32 percentage points from 8.89% a year earlier and up 0.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Corteva (CTVA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Corteva came in at 10.49%, up 2.58 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased for six consecutive years, with a five-year change of +6.99 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 7.91% in FY2024 (+0.32 pp), 7.58% in FY2023 (+0.44 pp), 7.14% in FY2022 (+1.83 pp) and 5.31% in FY2021 (+1.81 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q4 2018.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for seven straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.56 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q3 2025 (a gain of 2.58 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2024 (a drop of 0.97 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CTVA's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 10.91% (Q1 2026), 10.25% (Q4 2025) and 9.64% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 216.41 Bn | 199.52 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 13.17% |
| 2 | Corning | 138.24 Bn | 131.38 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 9.96% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 77.94 Bn | 76.98 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 23.44% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 60.86 Bn | 58.76 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -1.63% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.33 Bn | 26.95 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 3.55% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.61 Bn | 30.48 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 24.09% |
| 7 | Qnity Electronics | 26.88 Bn | 24.31 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 10.47% |
| 8 | Ati | 26.00 Bn | 24.15 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 17.58% |
| 9 | Ppg Industries | 23.27 Bn | 16.07 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 13.38% |
| 10 | Corteva | 8.38 Bn | -2.82 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 11.21% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.21% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.91% |
| 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 | 7.90% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.34% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.96% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.66% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.44% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.02% |
API Access
Corteva 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=CTVA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CTVA", "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=CTVA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();