Nexa Resources (NEXA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2017 - 2026)
Nexa Resources (NEXA) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 52.61% for Q2 2026, up 21.96 percentage points from 30.65% a year earlier and up 7.47 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nexa Resources (NEXA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Nexa Resources posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 51.29%, up 43.67 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +60.37 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 7.62% in FY2024 (+11.63 pp), -4.01% in FY2023 (-13.03 pp), 9.02% in FY2022 (-2.14 pp) and 11.17% in FY2021 (+20.25 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q4 2017.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased in each of the last nine quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +23.32 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q3 2025 (a gain of 35.42 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2023 (a drop of 14.55 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 45.14% (Q1 2026), 40.09% (Q4 2025) and 37.51% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 193.68 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 171.36 Bn | 150.22 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 42.99% |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.76 Bn | 89.94 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 9.92% |
| 4 | Ternium | 113.51 Bn | 78.56 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 7.19% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.45 Bn | 99.60 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 13.20% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.92 Bn | 91.92 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 42.05% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 67.42 Bn | 52.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 23.46% |
| 8 | Nucor | 54.54 Bn | 45.08 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 13.42% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 49.09 Bn | 30.12 Bn | - | 3.51% |
| 10 | Nexa Resources | 1.62 Bn | 100.30 Mn | 257.20 Mn | 52.61% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 52.61% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 45.14% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 40.09% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 37.51% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 30.65% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 25.53% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.77% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.10% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.31% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.81% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -4.09% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.89% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.88% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.50% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.66% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.53% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.61% |
API Access
Nexa Resources Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=NEXA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "NEXA", "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=NEXA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();