NPK International (NPKI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
NPK International's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 13.33% in Q2 2026, up 2.40 percentage points from 10.93% a year earlier and up 1.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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NPK International (NPKI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at NPK International came in at 12.97%, up 6.14 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of +25.05 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 6.83% in FY2024 (+2.60 pp), 4.23% in FY2023 (+3.09 pp), 1.14% in FY2022 (+2.66 pp) and -1.52% in FY2021 (+10.56 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2015.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for seven straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.00 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 15.34 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2024 (a drop of 4.98 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, NPKI's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 12.29% (Q1 2026), 12.78% (Q4 2025) and 13.10% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 68.45 Bn | 67.57 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 16.52% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 63.61 Bn | 61.20 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 37.06% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.55 Bn | 58.55 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 42.19% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 44.15 Bn | 41.36 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 23.37% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 32.30 Bn | 32.18 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 12.18% |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.32 Bn | 20.36 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 12.56% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.46 Bn | 12.78 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 10.99% |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.30 Bn | 9.98 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 18.08% |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.84 Bn | 11.72 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 23.02% |
| 10 | NPK International | 920.91 Mn | 865.25 Mn | 30.16 Mn | 13.33% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.33% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.29% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.78% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.10% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.93% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.07% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.32% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.29% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.87% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.50% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.20% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.88% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.13% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -4.49% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.89% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.40% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.50% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -4.37% |
API Access
NPK International 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=NPKI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "NPKI", "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=NPKI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();