Nutrien (NTR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2018 - 2026)
Nutrien (NTR) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 13.43% for Q3 2026, up 7.90 percentage points from 5.53% a year earlier and up 1.66 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nutrien (NTR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Nutrien posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 5.11%, up 1.94 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +2.35 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 3.16% in FY2024 (-1.78 pp), 4.94% in FY2023 (-18.26 pp), 23.20% in FY2022 (+12.14 pp) and 11.06% in FY2021 (+8.31 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q1 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.74 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 12.78 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2025 (a drop of 15.32 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 11.77% (Q2 2026), 7.85% (Q1 2026) and 6.12% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 241.51 Bn | 225.21 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 10.33% |
| 2 | Corning | 98.25 Bn | 90.55 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 11.02% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 84.58 Bn | 83.60 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 19.47% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 70.48 Bn | 73.35 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 41.62 Bn | 29.79 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 8.97% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.33 Bn | 30.91 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 13.43% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.05 Bn | 20.12 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 11.09% |
| 8 | Ati | 24.87 Bn | 22.95 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 16.48% |
| 9 | Qnity Electronics | 24.73 Bn | 21.17 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 8.70% |
| 10 | Dow | 23.92 Bn | 9.36 Bn | 1.38 Bn | -2.60% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 13.43% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.77% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.92% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.27% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.53% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.93% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.80% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.67% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.65% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.57% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.83% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.37% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.09% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.30% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.60% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.15% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.77% |
API Access
Nutrien 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=NTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=NTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();