Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2017 - 2026)
Lithium Argentina AG's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -3.20% for Q2 2026, down 4.33 percentage points from 1.13% a year earlier but up 0.81 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lithium Argentina AG's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 9.51%.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of -0.43 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 5.25% in FY2023 (+9.89 pp), -4.65% in FY2022 (+2.29 pp) and -6.93% in FY2021 (-16.87 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] is -12.02% (Q3 2021) to 1.41% (Q3 2023).
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in two of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.95 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 7.21 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2024 (a drop of 5.61 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows LAR's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at -4.01% (Q1 2026), -5.08% (Q4 2025) and -6.49% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | 175.24 Bn | 165.01 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 16.32% |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Southern Copper | 143.83 Bn | 118.64 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 45.35% |
| 4 | Rio Tinto | 137.31 Bn | 104.37 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Newmont | 124.66 Bn | 89.98 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 10.69% |
| 6 | Ternium | 102.52 Bn | 75.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 7.47% |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 95.19 Bn | 82.13 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 26.02% |
| 8 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 86.53 Bn | 83.18 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 13.78% |
| 9 | Barrick Mining | 66.50 Bn | 50.91 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 20.05% |
| 10 | Lithium Argentina AG | 667.49 Mn | -124.37 Mn | - | 11.25% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 11.25% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.04% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.31% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.89% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.83% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.03% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.21% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -11.21% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -2.58% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -18.69% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -20.69% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -19.13% |
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Lithium Argentina AG 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=LAR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "LAR", "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=LAR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();