Graftech International (EAF) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Graftech International (EAF) reported Return on Capital Employed of 10.26% for Q1 2026, down 350.0% year-over-year from 4.1% in Q1 2025, and down 25.1% on a QoQ basis from 8.2% in Q4 2025.
Graftech International (EAF) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 10.26% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 350.0% year-over-year to 10.26% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.26% (down 350.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.72%, down 98.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed retreated to 10.26% in Q1 2026 per EAF's latest filing, from 8.2% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 50.19% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 25.65% in Q3 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 6.75% (2025), against an average of 4.68%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Return on Capital Employed plunged 5313 bps; it then surged 1921 bps in 2025.
- Tracing EAF's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 35.19% in 2022, then sank by 151 bps to 17.94% in 2023, then surged by 60 bps to 7.21% in 2024, then decreased by 14 bps to 8.2% in 2025, then declined by 25 bps to 10.26% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest EAF Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 10.26% (Q1 2026), 8.2% (Q4 2025), and 6.44% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vertiv Holdings | 125.39 Bn | 122.89 Bn | 999.70 Mn | 26.52% |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 85.22 Bn | 82.75 Bn | 225.54 Mn | 4.38% |
| 3 | nVent Electric | 26.63 Bn | 26.44 Bn | 445.60 Mn | 11.66% |
| 4 | Hubbell | 25.22 Bn | 24.72 Bn | 505.30 Mn | 18.97% |
| 5 | Advanced Energy Industries | 12.25 Bn | 12.25 Bn | 200.90 Mn | 13.11% |
| 6 | Powell Industries | 10.16 Bn | 9.61 Bn | 87.94 Mn | 32.43% |
| 7 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 8.82 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 520.40 Mn | 15.83% |
| 8 | EnerSys | 8.70 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 290.87 Mn | 13.24% |
| 9 | Plug Power | 5.25 Bn | 4.87 Bn | -21.61 Mn | -72.06% |
| 10 | Graftech International | 237.42 Mn | 117.17 Mn | -14.99 Mn | -10.26% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -10.26% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -8.20% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -6.44% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -8.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -6.75% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -7.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -25.65% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -23.77% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -21.97% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -17.94% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.28% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.92% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.46% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 35.19% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 44.32% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 50.19% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 44.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 43.49% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 43.64% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 40.96% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 46.71% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 47.01% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 50.46% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 56.82% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 66.88% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 66.91% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 70.61% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 79.89% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 84.39% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 95.67% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 69.32% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 48.99% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 29.15% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 3.15% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -3.64% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -5.57% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -7.38% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -8.61% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -7.12% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -5.11% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -5.05% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -5.98% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -0.58% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -1.67% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -15.09% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -8.86% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -10.27% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -9.33% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -1.26% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -0.13% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 3.16% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 5.69% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 7.11% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 7.66% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 7.08% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 7.89% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 7.84% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 9.00% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 8.92% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 8.24% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 8.77% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 7.05% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 1.95% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 13.78% |