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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |