Ecovyst (ECVT) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026)

Ecovyst has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 10 years of filings, most recently posting 6.96% for Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 6.96%, up 278.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.96% (up 278.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 4.6%, down 39.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed came in at 6.96% for Q1 2026 at Ecovyst, up from 4.71% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 6.96% in Q1 2026 to a low of 3.77% in Q1 2022.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 4.99% (2024), against an average of 5.04%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 351 bps in 2022 and slumped 129 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• Ecovyst's Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.87% in 2022, then declined by 11 bps to 5.25% in 2023, then declined by 5 bps to 4.99% in 2024, then retreated by 6 bps to 4.71% in 2025, then jumped by 48 bps to 6.96% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 6.96% (Q1 2026), 4.71% (Q4 2025), and 4.01% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.