Green Plains (GPRE) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Green Plains (GPRE) posted Return on Capital Employed of 3.14% for Q1 2026, up 160.2% on a QoQ basis from 5.21% in Q4 2025, and up 777.0% year-over-year from 0.36% in Q1 2025.
Green Plains (GPRE) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Green Plains' Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 3.14% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 777.0% year-over-year to 3.14% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.14% (up 777.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 4.75%, down 154.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 3.14% for Q1 2026 at Green Plains, up from 5.21% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 3.14% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 12.14% in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of 4.3% and a median of 3.95% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 901 bps — and 2024, when it surged 1041 bps.
- Green Plains' Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.09% in 2022, then soared by 35 bps to 3.95% in 2023, then advanced by 13 bps to 3.43% in 2024, then sank by 52 bps to 5.21% in 2025, then surged by 160 bps to 3.14% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows GPRE's Return on Capital Employed at 3.14% in Q1 2026, 5.21% in Q4 2025, and 7.48% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celanese | 5.19 Bn | 3.86 Bn | 468.00 Mn | -4.22% |
| 2 | Methanex | 4.49 Bn | 4.40 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Olin | 2.69 Bn | 2.50 Bn | 75.80 Mn | -2.01% |
| 4 | Braskem | 1.98 Bn | -218.50 Mn | - | - |
| 5 | Rex American Resources | 1.49 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 28.91 Mn | 13.29% |
| 6 | Green Plains | 1.18 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 87.95 Mn | 3.14% |
| 7 | Tronox Holdings | 1.02 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 44.00 Mn | -4.44% |
| 8 | Lsb Industries | 880.78 Mn | 699.14 Mn | 35.79 Mn | 7.05% |
| 9 | Westlake Chemical Partners | 775.06 Mn | 730.77 Mn | 93.76 Mn | 29.83% |
| 10 | AdvanSix | 576.85 Mn | 559.27 Mn | 3.80 Mn | 0.85% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.14% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.21% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -7.48% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -5.62% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -4.64% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.43% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.67% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.26% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.95% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -6.36% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -12.14% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -6.72% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -6.09% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -3.83% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -3.13% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -3.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.53% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.04% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.84% |