Innospec (IOSP) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Innospec (IOSP) posted Return on Capital Employed of 8.28% for Q1 2026, down 6.9% sequentially from 8.9% in Q4 2025, and down 388.0% YoY from 2.88% in Q1 2025.
Innospec (IOSP) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Innospec has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 8.28% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 388.0% year-over-year to 8.28% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.28% (down 388.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 9.1%, down 408.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed eased to 8.28% in Q1 2026 per IOSP's latest filing, from 8.9% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 15.22% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 8.28% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 12.24% and a median of 12.63% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed jumped 1006 bps in 2022, then slumped 462 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 15.22% in 2022, then fell by 18 bps to 12.51% in 2023, then increased by 2 bps to 12.75% in 2024, then slumped by 30 bps to 8.9% in 2025, then decreased by 7 bps to 8.28% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 8.28%, 8.9%, and 8.56% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.80% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.28% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.90% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.56% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.75% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.18% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.83% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.63% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.51% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.88% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.72% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.93% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.85% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.48% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.90% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.05% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.78% |