NexGen Energy (NXE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2016 - 2026)
NexGen Energy's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -14.00% for Q2 2026, up 3.68 percentage points from -17.68% a year earlier and up 10.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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NexGen Energy (NXE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, NexGen Energy's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -20.36%, down 10.83 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +14.16 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -9.53% in FY2024 (-20.89 pp), 11.36% in FY2023 (+22.63 pp), -11.27% in FY2022 (+17.84 pp) and -29.11% in FY2021 (+5.41 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -12.45 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q3 2022 (a gain of 32.18 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a drop of 65.23 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows NXE's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at -24.28% (Q1 2026), -21.24% (Q4 2025) and -34.60% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameco | 32.50 Bn | 29.09 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | NexGen Energy | 5.10 Bn | 2.64 Bn | - | -14.23% |
| 3 | Warrior Met Coal | 4.50 Bn | 3.14 Bn | 139.41 Mn | 9.63% |
| 4 | Core Natural Resources | 4.08 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 252.03 Mn | 1.49% |
| 5 | Uranium Energy | 3.63 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 10.03 Mn | -9.56% |
| 6 | Alliance Resource Partners | 3.15 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 202.70 Mn | 12.26% |
| 7 | Centrus Energy | 2.30 Bn | -5.02 Bn | 49.90 Mn | 0.36% |
| 8 | Peabody Energy | 2.07 Bn | -131.94 Mn | - | -4.68% |
| 9 | Alpha Metallurgical Resources | 1.96 Bn | 383.52 Mn | 49.19 Mn | -2.22% |
| 10 | Energy Fuels | 1.83 Bn | -1.74 Bn | 17.88 Mn | -6.00% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -14.23% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -24.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -21.16% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -34.27% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -17.57% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -7.72% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -6.84% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.98% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.68% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.73% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -15.79% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -13.59% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -7.34% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.41% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 50.69% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 49.26% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 42.13% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 48.96% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.40% |
API Access
NexGen Energy 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=NXE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "NXE", "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=NXE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();