Ferroglobe (GSM) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Ferroglobe's (GSM) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 14.36% in Q1 2026, down 1241.0% year-on-year from 1.26% in Q1 2025, and up 18.35% quarter-over-quarter from 17.59% in Q4 2025.

Ferroglobe (GSM) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ferroglobe has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 11 years of filings, most recently posting 14.36% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 14.36%, down 1241.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 14.36% (down 1241.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 13.31%, down 1658.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 14.36% for Q1 2026 at Ferroglobe, up from 17.59% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 54.8% in Q3 2022 to a low of 17.59% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 12.37% (2024), against an average of 14.0%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 7576 bps in 2022 and sank 3900 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Ferroglobe's Return on Capital Employed stood at 34.97% in 2022, then slumped by 67 bps to 11.55% in 2023, then sank by 70 bps to 3.45% in 2024, then sank by 610 bps to 17.59% in 2025, then grew by 18 bps to 14.36% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 14.36% (Q1 2026), 17.59% (Q4 2025), and 8.91% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Elevra Lithium 556.97 Bn 556.92 Bn - -
2 Bhp 421.29 Bn 411.77 Bn - -
3 Skeena Resources 17.36 Bn 17.34 Bn - -
4 Ioneer 10.78 Bn 10.76 Bn - -
5 MP Materials 10.54 Bn 7.94 Bn 16.40 Mn -3.89%
6 Iperionx 8.57 Bn 8.52 Bn - -
7 Materion 4.58 Bn 4.57 Bn 81.84 Mn 7.14%
8 Sigma Lithium 4.36 Bn 4.36 Bn 25.57 Mn -20,966.96%
9 Americas Gold & Silver 4.00 Bn 3.87 Bn 16.76 Mn -
10 Ferroglobe 726.78 Mn 584.50 Mn - -14.36%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -14.36%
Dec 31, 2025 -17.59%
Sep 30, 2025 -8.91%
Jun 30, 2025 -5.36%
Mar 31, 2025 -1.95%
Dec 31, 2024 3.45%
Sep 30, 2024 8.79%
Jun 30, 2024 12.37%
Mar 31, 2024 12.91%
Dec 31, 2023 11.55%
Sep 30, 2023 15.80%
Jun 30, 2023 20.20%
Mar 31, 2023 37.82%
Dec 31, 2022 34.97%
Sep 30, 2022 54.80%
Jun 30, 2022 44.11%
Mar 31, 2022 29.45%
Dec 31, 2021 2.20%
Sep 30, 2021 -12.96%
Jun 30, 2021 -31.65%