Eastman Chemical (EMN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Eastman Chemical's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 6.01% for Q2 2026, down 3.44 percentage points from 9.45% a year earlier but up 0.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Eastman Chemical (EMN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Eastman Chemical's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 6.74%, down 3.52 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +0.55 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 10.26% in FY2024 (+1.50 pp), 8.76% in FY2023 (-0.48 pp), 9.25% in FY2022 (-1.70 pp) and 10.94% in FY2021 (+4.75 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] is 5.79% (Q1 2026) to 10.99% (Q2 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.99 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q3 2021 (a gain of 5.44 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2026 (a drop of 4.28 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows EMN's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 5.79% (Q1 2026), 6.81% (Q4 2025) and 8.22% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 221.03 Bn | 204.14 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 13.17% |
| 2 | Corning | 141.47 Bn | 134.60 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 9.96% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 77.59 Bn | 76.63 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 23.44% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.84 Bn | 59.74 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -1.63% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.84 Bn | 27.46 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 3.55% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.77 Bn | 30.64 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 24.09% |
| 7 | Qnity Electronics | 27.51 Bn | 24.93 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 10.47% |
| 8 | Ati | 26.21 Bn | 24.36 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 17.58% |
| 9 | Ppg Industries | 23.37 Bn | 16.17 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 13.38% |
| 10 | Eastman Chemical | 7.42 Bn | 5.09 Bn | 560.00 Mn | 6.01% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.01% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.79% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.81% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.22% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.45% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.07% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.08% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.33% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.05% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.90% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.79% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.29% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.96% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.46% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.66% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.99% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.71% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.87% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.88% |
API Access
Eastman Chemical Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=EMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "EMN", "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=EMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();