Nli Holdings NL
NYSE NL
$6.49 +0.05 (+0.85%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 1:00 PM EDT

Nli Holdings (NL) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025)

Nl Industries (NL) posted Return on Capital Employed of 8.7% for Q3 2025, up 1.87% sequentially from 8.54% in Q2 2025, and up 706.0% YoY from 1.08% in Q3 2024.

Nli Holdings (NL) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Nl Industries has reported Return on Capital Employed for 15 years, with the latest figure at 8.7% in Q3 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 706.0% year-over-year to 8.7% in Q3 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2025 was 8.7% (up 706.0% YoY) and the FY2024 annual result came in at 7.79%, up 528.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed improved to 8.7% in Q3 2025 per NL's latest filing, from 8.54% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 8.7% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 0.72% in Q1 2021.
  • A 5-year average of 3.23% and a median of 2.06% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed sank 95 bps in 2021, then jumped 706 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.89% in 2021, then rose by 28 bps to 2.43% in 2022, then rose by 7 bps to 2.6% in 2023, then jumped by 197 bps to 7.72% in 2024, then gained by 13 bps to 8.7% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 8.7%, 8.54%, and 7.65% for Q3 2025, Q2 2025, and Q1 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Allegion 14.00 Bn 13.68 Bn 517.50 Mn 19.60%
2 MSA Safety 7.30 Bn 7.10 Bn 249.29 Mn 18.01%
3 Adt 5.24 Bn 5.21 Bn 1.05 Bn 8.76%
4 Brinks 4.64 Bn 2.98 Bn 366.10 Mn 11.41%
5 Brady 4.30 Bn 4.13 Bn 225.47 Mn 17.62%
6 Geo 4.24 Bn 3.99 Bn - 9.30%
7 CoreCivic 3.34 Bn 3.24 Bn - 8.50%
8 Napco Security Technologies 1.37 Bn 1.24 Bn 29.49 Mn 22.02%
9 Evolv Technologies Holdings 959.05 Mn 896.42 Mn 21.95 Mn -20.17%
10 Nli Holdings 317.12 Mn 206.51 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2025 8.70%
Jun 30, 2025 8.54%
Mar 31, 2025 7.65%
Dec 31, 2024 7.72%
Sep 30, 2024 1.64%
Jun 30, 2024 1.96%
Mar 31, 2024 2.06%
Dec 31, 2023 2.60%
Sep 30, 2023 2.14%
Jun 30, 2023 2.01%
Mar 31, 2023 2.44%
Dec 31, 2022 2.43%
Sep 30, 2022 2.18%
Jun 30, 2022 1.96%
Mar 31, 2022 1.80%
Dec 31, 2021 1.89%
Sep 30, 2021 1.70%
Jun 30, 2021 1.24%
Mar 31, 2021 0.72%
Dec 31, 2020 0.46%