Innospec (IOSP) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Innospec's (IOSP) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 1.54% in Q1 2026, down 1062.0% year-on-year from 0.16% in Q1 2025, and down 22.58% quarter-over-quarter from 1.99% in Q4 2025.
Innospec (IOSP) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Innospec has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 1.54% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 1.54%, down 1062.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.54% (down 1062.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 12.63% (2024), against an average of 11.44%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 1006 bps in 2022 and tumbled 1076 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Innospec's Return on Capital Employed stood at 15.22% in 2022, then dropped by 18 bps to 12.51% in 2023, then climbed by 2 bps to 12.75% in 2024, then plunged by 84 bps to 1.99% in 2025, then dropped by 23 bps to 1.54% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 1.54% (Q1 2026), 1.99% (Q4 2025), and 8.56% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 237.64 Bn | 233.69 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 12.89% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 16.08% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.87 Bn | 78.66 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 20.78% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 76.59 Bn | 75.97 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 14.59% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.39 Bn | 63.94 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 6.05% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 26.44 Bn | 24.97 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 13.59% |
| 7 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.67 Bn | 19.14 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 3.66% |
| 8 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.57 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 7.03% |
| 9 | LyondellBasell Industries | 19.28 Bn | 19.39 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -1.10% |
| 10 | Innospec | 2.05 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 123.50 Mn | 1.54% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |