Lsb Industries (LXU) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Lsb Industries' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 5.89% for Q2 2026, up 7.42 percentage points from -1.54% a year earlier but down 1.16 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lsb Industries (LXU) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lsb Industries' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 5.33%, up 5.83 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +6.94 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -0.50% in FY2024 (-4.64 pp), 4.14% in FY2023 (-22.82 pp), 26.96% in FY2022 (+16.73 pp) and 10.23% in FY2021 (+11.84 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] is -1.54% (Q2 2025) to 23.65% (Q4 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.10 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q2 2022 (a gain of 20.75 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2023 (a drop of 19.25 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows LXU's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 7.05% (Q1 2026), 5.42% (Q4 2025) and 2.29% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 12.62% |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 10.83% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 23.55% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 9.92% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | - |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 12.90% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 11.12% |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 18.14% |
| 10 | Lsb Industries | 803.55 Mn | 51.30 Mn | 43.10 Mn | 6.65% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.65% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.89% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.05% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.42% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.29% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.54% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.72% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.40% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.96% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.04% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.73% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.65% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.17% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.46% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.82% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.12% |
API Access
Lsb Industries 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=LXU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "LXU", "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=LXU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();