Newmarket (NEU) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Newmarket (NEU) reported Return on Capital Employed of 17.11% for Q1 2026, down 476.0% on a YoY basis from 4.55% in Q1 2025, and down 7.37% sequentially from 18.47% in Q4 2025.

Newmarket (NEU) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Newmarket (NEU) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 17.11% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 476.0% year-over-year to 17.11%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 17.11% (down 476.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 18.8%, down 636.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed retreated to 17.11% in Q1 2026, from 18.47% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 24.96% in Q4 2023 to a low of 12.58% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 19.52% and a median of 20.2% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 988 bps in 2023 and tumbled 476 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing NEU's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 18.23% in 2022, then jumped by 37 bps to 24.96% in 2023, then decreased by 15 bps to 21.27% in 2024, then fell by 13 bps to 18.47% in 2025, then dropped by 7 bps to 17.11% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NEU's Return on Capital Employed at 17.11% in Q1 2026, 18.47% in Q4 2025, and 20.2% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 12.89%
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 20.78%
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 14.59%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 6.05%
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 16.03%
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -1.10%
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn 16.08%
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 3.66%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 7.03%
10 Newmarket 7.27 Bn 7.19 Bn 220.88 Mn 17.11%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 17.11%
Dec 31, 2025 18.47%
Sep 30, 2025 20.20%
Jun 30, 2025 21.53%
Mar 31, 2025 21.87%
Dec 31, 2024 21.27%
Sep 30, 2024 20.27%
Jun 30, 2024 19.07%
Mar 31, 2024 21.29%
Dec 31, 2023 24.96%
Sep 30, 2023 24.61%
Jun 30, 2023 21.77%
Mar 31, 2023 19.65%
Dec 31, 2022 18.23%
Sep 30, 2022 14.73%
Jun 30, 2022 14.27%
Mar 31, 2022 12.58%
Dec 31, 2021 14.54%
Sep 30, 2021 14.42%
Jun 30, 2021 16.14%