Growth Metrics

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

Nl Industries (NL) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 14 consecutive years, with 0.05% as the latest value for Q2 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 2.0% to 0.05% in Q2 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.05% through Jun 2025, up 2.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.02% for FY2023, 1.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital hit 0.05% in Q2 2025 for Nl Industries, up from 0.05% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.05% in Q2 2025 to a low of 0.0% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.02% across 5 years, with a median of 0.01% in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Invested Capital: decreased -4bps in 2021 and later grew 3bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2021, then skyrocketed by 96bps to 0.02% in 2022, then surged by 40bps to 0.03% in 2023, then increased by 10bps to 0.03% in 2024, then surged by 56bps to 0.05% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Invested Capital for NL at 0.05% in Q2 2025, 0.05% in Q1 2025, and 0.03% in Q3 2024.