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

Innospec (IOSP) reported Return on Capital Employed of 8.28% for Q1 2026, down 388.0% on a YoY basis from 2.88% in Q1 2025, and down 6.9% sequentially from 8.9% in Q4 2025.

Innospec (IOSP) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Innospec (IOSP) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 8.28% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 388.0% year-over-year to 8.28%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.28% (down 388.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 9.1%, down 408.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed eased to 8.28% in Q1 2026, from 8.9% 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 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.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 1006 bps in 2022 and plunged 462 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing IOSP's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 15.22% in 2022, then slipped by 18 bps to 12.51% in 2023, then advanced by 2 bps to 12.75% in 2024, then tumbled by 30 bps to 8.9% in 2025, then declined by 7 bps to 8.28% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows IOSP's Return on Capital Employed at 8.28% in Q1 2026, 8.9% in Q4 2025, and 8.56% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 12.89%
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 20.78%
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 14.59%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 6.05%
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 16.03%
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -1.10%
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn 16.08%
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 3.66%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 7.03%
10 Innospec 2.10 Bn 1.81 Bn 123.50 Mn 8.28%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 30, 2021 9.66%