FutureFuel (FF) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
FutureFuel (FF) posted Return on Capital Employed of 31.96% for Q1 2026, down 9.77% on a QoQ basis from 29.11% in Q4 2025, and down 2468.0% year-over-year from 1.35% in Q1 2025.
FutureFuel (FF) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
FutureFuel's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 31.96% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 2468.0% year-over-year to 31.96% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 31.96% (down 2468.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 25.69%, down 2801.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 31.96% for Q1 2026 at FutureFuel, down from 29.11% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 14.6% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 31.96% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 0.57% and a median of 5.89% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 1060 bps — and 2025, when it sank 3228 bps.
- FutureFuel's Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.0% in 2022, then surged by 45 bps to 8.69% in 2023, then plunged by 66 bps to 2.91% in 2024, then slumped by 1099 bps to 29.11% in 2025, then dropped by 10 bps to 31.96% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FF's Return on Capital Employed at 31.96% in Q1 2026, 29.11% in Q4 2025, and 21.3% in Q3 2025.
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| 10 | FutureFuel | 205.16 Mn | 182.80 Mn | -15.86 Mn | -31.96% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -31.96% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -29.11% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -21.30% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -16.76% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -7.28% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.98% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.12% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.10% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.69% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.89% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.07% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.60% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.49% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.23% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.58% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.24% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.11% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -1.69% |