Green Plains (GPRE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Green Plains (GPRE) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 10.40% in Q2 2026, up 16.02 percentage points from -5.62% a year earlier and up 7.26 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Green Plains (GPRE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Green Plains reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -4.75%, down 1.54 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +5.59 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -3.22% in FY2024 (+0.52 pp), -3.74% in FY2023 (+2.24 pp), -5.98% in FY2022 (-7.81 pp) and 1.83% in FY2021 (+12.17 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q2 2015.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.02 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 16.02 percentage points in Q2 2026, against a drop of 9.01 percentage points in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 3.14% (Q1 2026), -5.21% (Q4 2025) and -7.48% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plug Power | 2.64 Bn | 1.73 Bn | -1.68 Mn | -71.96% |
| 2 | Rex American Resources | 1.45 Bn | 95.61 Mn | 53.30 Mn | 17.41% |
| 3 | Green Plains | 1.05 Bn | 447.15 Mn | 113.03 Mn | 10.40% |
| 4 | Montauk Renewables | 399.65 Mn | 327.43 Mn | - | 0.26% |
| 5 | Clean Energy Fuels | 345.96 Mn | -309.83 Mn | 30.14 Mn | -3.59% |
| 6 | Gevo | 326.35 Mn | 43.33 Mn | 19.80 Mn | -34.14% |
| 7 | OPAL Fuels | 305.82 Mn | 38.43 Mn | 24.47 Mn | 0.24% |
| 8 | Aemetis | 124.64 Mn | 108.40 Mn | 13.52 Mn | - |
| 9 | Verde Clean Fuels | 48.56 Mn | -149.91 Mn | - | -27.87% |
| 10 | Blue Biofuels | 35.59 Mn | 35.40 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.40% |
| 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% |
API Access
Green Plains 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=GPRE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "GPRE", "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=GPRE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();