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.

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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

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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%