Innospec (IOSP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Innospec (IOSP) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 8.80% for Q2 2026, down 2.45 percentage points from 11.25% a year earlier but up 0.52 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Innospec (IOSP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Innospec posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 9.10%, down 4.08 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +6.24 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 13.18% in FY2024 (+0.60 pp), 12.59% in FY2023 (-3.27 pp), 15.85% in FY2022 (+4.34 pp) and 11.51% in FY2021 (+8.66 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of 8.28% in Q1 2026 and a high of 15.22% in Q4 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.04 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 10.06 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2025 (a drop of 4.62 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 8.28% (Q1 2026), 8.90% (Q4 2025) and 8.56% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 234.56 Bn | 217.67 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 13.17% |
| 2 | Corning | 106.49 Bn | 99.63 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 9.96% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 81.85 Bn | 80.89 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 23.44% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.38 Bn | 66.28 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -1.63% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 42.93 Bn | 32.55 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 3.55% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.61 Bn | 30.47 Bn | 3.25 Bn | - |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 24.59 Bn | 17.39 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 13.38% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 24.03 Bn | 21.72 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 3.64% |
| 9 | Dow | 23.60 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 1.45% |
| 10 | Innospec | 2.43 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 138.30 Mn | 8.80% |
Historic Data
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Historic 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% |
API Access
Innospec Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=IOSP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "IOSP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=IOSP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();