Growth Metrics

Nl Industries (NL) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Nl Industries (NL) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 13 consecutive years, with 0.08% as the latest value for Q2 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed changed N/A to 0.08% in Q2 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.08% through Jun 2025, changed N/A year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.08% for FY2024, 5.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 0.08% in Q2 2025 for Nl Industries, up from 0.07% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.08% in Q2 2025 to a low of 0.03% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 0.05% across 3 years, with a median of 0.05% in 2023.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Return on Capital Employed was 1bps in 2023; the steepest drop was 1bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.03% in 2022, then surged by 39bps to 0.04% in 2023, then soared by 131bps to 0.08% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for NL at 0.08% in Q2 2025, 0.07% in Q1 2025, and 0.04% in Q4 2023.