Graftech International (EAF) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Graftech International (EAF) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 10.0% for Q2 2026, down 198.0% year-over-year from 10.21% in Q2 2025, and up 2.44% quarter-over-quarter from 10.26% in Q1 2026.
Graftech International (EAF) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Graftech International (EAF) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 consecutive years, with 10.0% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 198.0% year-over-year to 10.0%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 10.0% (down 198.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 7.72%, down 98.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed climbed to 10.0% in Q2 2026 per EAF's latest filing, from 10.26% 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.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 3.86% across 5 years, with a median of 6.98% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 5313 bps — and 2025, when it jumped 1921 bps.
- Graftech International's Return on Capital Employed stood at 35.19% in 2022, then plunged by 151 bps to 17.94% in 2023, then surged by 60 bps to 7.21% in 2024, then declined by 14 bps to 8.2% in 2025, then dropped by 22 bps to 10.0% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows EAF's Return on Capital Employed at 10.0% in Q2 2026, 10.26% in Q1 2026, and 8.2% in Q4 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -10.00% |
| 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% |