Nutrien (NTR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018 - 2025)
Nutrien (NTR) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 24.09% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 12.72 percentage points from 11.37% a year earlier and up 3.61 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nutrien (NTR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Nutrien reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 14.86%, up 7.41 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +12.94 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 7.45% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-3.05 pp), 10.51% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-35.39 pp), 45.90% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+24.48 pp) and 21.42% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+19.50 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since the quarter ended Sep 30, 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.28 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 27.54 percentage points in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2025, against a drop of 57.02 percentage points in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 20.47% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 15.12% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 12.66% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 235.70 Bn | 217.28 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 13.17% |
| 2 | Corning | 108.32 Bn | 100.89 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 9.96% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 82.88 Bn | 81.92 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 23.44% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.58 Bn | 63.77 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -1.63% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 42.35 Bn | 31.85 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 3.55% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.79 Bn | 30.61 Bn | 3.25 Bn | - |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 24.61 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 13.38% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 23.87 Bn | 21.53 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 3.64% |
| 9 | Dow | 23.17 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 0.24% |
| 10 | Qnity Electronics | 22.75 Bn | 19.89 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 10.47% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.49% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.12% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 28.38% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.69% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 2.79% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -2.33% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 3.37% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -0.82% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 3.75% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 6.95% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 11.20% |
API Access
Nutrien Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=NTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "NTR", "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=NTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();