Methanex MEOH
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$60.10 +1.39 (+2.37%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Methanex (MEOH) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2020)

Methanex (MEOH) posted Return on Capital Employed of 3.27% for Q1 2020, down 4.19% sequentially from 3.42% in Q4 2019, and down 1406.0% YoY from 0.25% in Q2 2019.

Methanex (MEOH) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Methanex has reported Return on Capital Employed for 8 years, with the latest figure at 3.27% in Q1 2020.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1406.0% year-over-year to 3.27% in Q1 2020, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2020 was 3.27% (down 1406.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 6.93%, up 67.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed eased to 3.27% in Q1 2020 per MEOH's latest filing, from 3.42% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 22.98% in Q4 2018 and troughed at 0.6% in Q3 2016.
  • A 5-year average of 9.38% and a median of 8.52% in 2017 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2017 and 2019: Return on Capital Employed soared 1164 bps in 2017, then sank 1956 bps in 2019.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.73% in 2016, then surged by 1601 bps to 12.37% in 2017, then jumped by 86 bps to 22.98% in 2018, then plunged by 85 bps to 3.42% in 2019, then retreated by 4 bps to 3.27% in 2020.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 3.27%, 3.42%, and 7.3% for Q1 2020, Q4 2019, and Q3 2019 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Celanese 5.16 Bn 3.79 Bn 618.00 Mn -3.94%
2 Methanex 4.66 Bn 4.28 Bn - -
3 Olin 2.10 Bn 1.92 Bn 170.20 Mn -1.80%
4 Braskem 1.59 Bn -361.33 Mn - -
5 Rex American Resources 1.48 Bn 1.12 Bn 29.07 Mn 14.07%
6 Green Plains 1.13 Bn 883.11 Mn 113.03 Mn 10.40%
7 Tronox Holdings 889.52 Mn 695.52 Mn 55.00 Mn -4.24%
8 Lsb Industries 809.80 Mn 591.44 Mn 11.46 Mn 5.89%
9 Westlake Chemical Partners 759.05 Mn 709.73 Mn 94.81 Mn 30.12%
10 Rayonier Advanced Materials 587.34 Mn 530.33 Mn 22.95 Mn -4.02%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2020 3.27%
Dec 31, 2019 3.42%
Sep 30, 2019 7.30%
Jun 30, 2019 13.51%
Mar 31, 2019 17.33%
Dec 31, 2018 22.98%
Sep 30, 2018 19.11%
Jun 30, 2018 14.84%
Mar 31, 2018 13.97%
Dec 31, 2017 12.37%
Sep 30, 2017 9.98%
Jun 30, 2017 8.52%
Mar 31, 2017 6.21%
Dec 31, 2016 0.73%
Sep 30, 2016 -0.60%
Jun 30, 2016 1.79%
Mar 31, 2016 4.73%
Dec 31, 2015 5.99%
Dec 31, 2014 -364.56%
Jun 30, 2013 -3.39%