Ecovyst (ECVT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2017 - 2026)
Ecovyst (ECVT) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 6.95% for Q2 2026, up 3.07 percentage points from 3.87% a year earlier but down 0.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ecovyst (ECVT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ecovyst's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 4.60%, down 0.39 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +3.15 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Ecovyst's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 4.99% in FY2024 (-0.15 pp), 5.14% in FY2023 (-0.73 pp), 5.87% in FY2022 (+3.61 pp) and 2.26% in FY2021 (+0.81 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of 2.02% in Q3 2021 to a high of 6.96% in Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.19 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q3 2022, with a gain of 3.51 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a drop of 1.29 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 6.96% (Q1 2026), 4.71% (Q4 2025) and 4.01% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.83 Bn | 221.97 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 12.62% |
| 2 | Corning | 99.72 Bn | 91.40 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 10.83% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 86.17 Bn | 85.18 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 23.55% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.05 Bn | 64.24 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -1.63% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 38.34 Bn | 26.40 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 9.92% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 35.09 Bn | 31.62 Bn | 1.86 Bn | - |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.86 Bn | 20.78 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 12.90% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.20 Bn | 22.35 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 11.16% |
| 9 | Ati | 25.21 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 18.14% |
| 10 | Ecovyst | 1.18 Bn | 658.43 Mn | 58.71 Mn | 6.46% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.46% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.95% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.96% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.71% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.87% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.18% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.99% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.56% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.79% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.47% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.25% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.60% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.96% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.53% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.87% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.53% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.64% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.08% |
API Access
Ecovyst 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=ECVT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "ECVT", "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=ECVT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();