Northern Technologies International (NTIC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Northern Technologies International (NTIC) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 1.5% in Q1 2026, up 147.08% quarter-over-quarter from 0.61% in Q4 2025, and up 306.0% on a YoY basis from 0.37% in Q1 2025.

Northern Technologies International (NTIC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Northern Technologies International's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.5% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 306.0% year-over-year to 1.5%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 1.5% (up 306.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.86%, down 133.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 1.5% for Q1 2026 at Northern Technologies International, up from 0.61% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 4.41% in Q1 2024 to a low of 2.43% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 1.43% across 5 years, with a median of 1.9% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed plunged 859 bps in 2022, then surged 357 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 1.9% in 2022, then surged by 36 bps to 2.59% in 2023, then tumbled by 31 bps to 1.78% in 2024, then plunged by 66 bps to 0.61% in 2025, then soared by 147 bps to 1.5% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 1.5% (Q1 2026), 0.61% (Q4 2025), and 0.84% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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10 Northern Technologies International 77.34 Mn 75.31 Mn 7.86 Mn 1.50%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 1.50%
Nov 30, 2025 0.61%
Aug 31, 2025 0.84%
May 31, 2025 -2.43%
Feb 28, 2025 -1.56%
Nov 30, 2024 1.78%
Aug 31, 2024 2.20%
May 31, 2024 3.96%
Feb 29, 2024 4.41%
Nov 30, 2023 2.59%
Aug 31, 2023 1.90%
May 31, 2023 2.54%
Feb 28, 2023 2.48%
Nov 30, 2022 1.90%
Aug 31, 2022 2.59%
May 31, 2022 -1.04%
Feb 28, 2022 0.03%
Nov 30, 2021 1.99%
Aug 31, 2021 2.76%
May 31, 2021 7.55%