Newmarket (NEU) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Newmarket's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 17.94% in Q2 2026, down 3.59 percentage points from 21.53% a year earlier but up 0.84 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Newmarket (NEU) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Newmarket came in at 18.80%, down 6.36 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -0.72 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 25.16% in FY2024 (+0.94 pp), 24.23% in FY2023 (+6.98 pp), 17.25% in FY2022 (+0.30 pp) and 16.95% in FY2021 (-2.58 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has moved between 12.58% (Q1 2022) and 24.96% (Q4 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.03 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 9.88 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2021 (a drop of 5.43 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, NEU's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 17.11% (Q1 2026), 18.47% (Q4 2025) and 20.20% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 235.23 Bn | 216.81 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 13.17% |
| 2 | Corning | 106.66 Bn | 99.22 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 9.96% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 82.20 Bn | 81.24 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 23.44% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.45 Bn | 63.64 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -1.63% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 42.89 Bn | 32.40 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 3.55% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.91 Bn | 30.74 Bn | 3.25 Bn | - |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 24.62 Bn | 17.28 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 13.38% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 23.96 Bn | 21.62 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 3.64% |
| 9 | Dow | 23.51 Bn | 7.01 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 0.24% |
| 10 | Newmarket | 7.98 Bn | 7.64 Bn | 242.43 Mn | 17.94% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.94% |
| 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% |
API Access
Newmarket 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=NEU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "NEU", "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=NEU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();