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

Newmarket's (NEU) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 17.11% in Q1 2026, down 476.0% year-on-year from 4.55% in Q1 2025, and down 7.37% quarter-over-quarter from 18.47% in Q4 2025.

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

Newmarket has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 17.11% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 17.11%, down 476.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 17.11% (down 476.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 18.8%, down 636.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 17.11% for Q1 2026 at Newmarket, down 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.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 20.2% (2025), against an average of 19.52%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 988 bps in 2023 and sank 476 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Newmarket's Return on Capital Employed stood at 18.23% in 2022, then surged by 37 bps to 24.96% in 2023, then slipped by 15 bps to 21.27% in 2024, then retreated by 13 bps to 18.47% in 2025, then declined by 7 bps to 17.11% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 17.11% (Q1 2026), 18.47% (Q4 2025), and 20.2% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 12.89%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 16.08%
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 20.78%
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 14.59%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 6.05%
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 13.59%
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 3.66%
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 7.03%
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -1.10%
10 Newmarket 7.18 Bn 7.11 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%