Growth Metrics

Innospec (IOSP) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Innospec recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 1.54% in Q1 2026, down 22.58% quarter-over-quarter from 1.99% in Q4 2025, and down 1062.0% year-over-year from 0.16% in Q1 2025.

Innospec's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.54% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1062.0% year-over-year to 1.54%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.54% (down 1062.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 2.04%, down 1114.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 1.54% for Q1 2026 at Innospec, down from 1.99% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 15.22% in Q4 2022 to a low of 1.54% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 11.44% and a median of 12.63% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 1006 bps in 2022 and slumped 1076 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Innospec's Return on Capital Employed stood at 15.22% in 2022, then declined by 18 bps to 12.51% in 2023, then grew by 2 bps to 12.75% in 2024, then tumbled by 84 bps to 1.99% in 2025, then declined by 23 bps to 1.54% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 1.54%, 1.99%, and 8.56% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 12.89%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 20.78%
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 14.59%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 6.05%
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 13.59%
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn -1.10%
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 6.09%
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 7.03%
10 Innospec 2.03 Bn 1.75 Bn 123.50 Mn 1.54%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.54%
Dec 31, 2025 1.99%
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%
Jun 30, 2021 9.66%
Mar 31, 2021 1.85%
Dec 31, 2020 3.01%
Sep 30, 2020 4.33%
Jun 30, 2020 5.90%
Mar 31, 2020 12.93%
Dec 31, 2019 12.72%
Sep 30, 2019 12.47%
Jun 30, 2019 11.97%
Mar 31, 2019 11.73%
Dec 31, 2018 11.23%
Sep 30, 2018 10.80%
Jun 30, 2018 10.33%
Mar 31, 2018 11.19%
Dec 31, 2017 11.36%
Sep 30, 2017 10.68%
Jun 30, 2017 10.05%
Mar 31, 2017 9.97%
Dec 31, 2016 10.57%
Sep 30, 2016 12.23%
Jun 30, 2016 14.96%
Mar 31, 2016 18.27%
Dec 31, 2015 19.14%
Sep 30, 2015 20.47%
Jun 30, 2015 18.89%
Mar 31, 2015 14.76%
Dec 31, 2014 16.93%
Sep 30, 2014 14.42%
Jun 30, 2014 13.61%
Mar 31, 2014 13.11%
Dec 31, 2013 15.34%
Sep 30, 2013 17.86%
Jun 30, 2013 18.62%
Mar 31, 2013 19.32%
Dec 31, 2012 21.00%
Sep 30, 2012 20.08%
Jun 30, 2012 12.07%
Mar 31, 2012 12.44%
Dec 31, 2011 10.80%
Sep 30, 2011 11.36%