Ingevity (NGVT) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)
Ingevity (NGVT) reported Return on Capital Employed of 22.02% for Q1 2026, up 588.0% year-over-year from 3.2% in Q1 2025, and up 16.02% on a QoQ basis from 18.98% in Q4 2025.
Ingevity (NGVT) has 11 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 22.02% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 588.0% year-over-year to 22.02% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 22.02% (up 588.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 16.66%, up 295.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 22.02% in Q1 2026 per NGVT's latest filing, from 18.98% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 22.02% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 5.34% in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 14.12% (2022), against an average of 13.51%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Return on Capital Employed slumped 724 bps; it then surged 1308 bps in 2025.
- Tracing NGVT's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 14.66% in 2022, then sank by 39 bps to 8.92% in 2023, then climbed by 26 bps to 11.24% in 2024, then surged by 69 bps to 18.98% in 2025, then advanced by 16 bps to 22.02% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest NGVT Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 22.02% (Q1 2026), 18.98% (Q4 2025), and 20.28% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 12.89% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | - |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 20.78% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 14.59% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 6.05% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 13.59% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -1.10% |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 6.09% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 7.03% |
| 10 | Ingevity | 2.32 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 116.40 Mn | 22.02% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.98% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.28% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.92% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.14% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.24% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.05% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.84% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.34% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.92% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.67% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.58% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.66% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.65% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.12% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.42% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.18% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.17% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 15.49% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 13.48% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 13.23% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 12.83% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 12.53% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 15.26% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 15.44% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 15.32% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 14.68% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 17.62% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 23.91% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 22.17% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 21.02% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 23.11% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 26.20% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 30.07% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 28.87% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 27.72% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 27.50% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 23.74% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 24.55% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 26.56% |