Northern Technologies International (NTIC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Northern Technologies International's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 0.00% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 4.00 percentage points from 4.00% a year earlier and down 0.44 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Northern Technologies International (NTIC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Northern Technologies International came in at 1.01%, down 7.45 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a three-year change of -4.87 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 8.46% in FY2024 (+2.27 pp), 6.19% in FY2023 (+0.31 pp) and 5.88% in FY2022.
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to fiscal Q1 2012.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for six straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.44 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was fiscal Q2 2024 (a gain of 3.79 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2025 (a drop of 7.42 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, NTIC's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 0.44% (Q2 2026), 0.69% (Q1 2026) and 0.98% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 234.56 Bn | 217.67 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 10.79% |
| 2 | Corning | 106.49 Bn | 99.63 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 10.44% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 81.85 Bn | 80.89 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 19.18% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.38 Bn | 66.28 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 42.93 Bn | 32.55 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 4.14% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.61 Bn | 30.47 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 11.77% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 24.59 Bn | 17.39 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 11.51% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 24.03 Bn | 21.72 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 2.98% |
| 9 | Dow | 23.60 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 2.04% |
| 10 | Northern Technologies International | 72.84 Mn | 49.91 Mn | 8.14 Mn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.43% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 0.67% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 0.95% |
| May 31, 2025 | 3.87% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 4.86% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 7.61% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 8.15% |
| May 31, 2024 | 8.05% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 8.27% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 6.50% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 5.93% |
| May 31, 2023 | 4.73% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 4.70% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 4.35% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 5.57% |
| May 31, 2022 | 6.44% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 7.74% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 9.90% |
| Nov 30, 2013 | 10.27% |
API Access
Northern Technologies International Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=NTIC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "NTIC", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=NTIC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();