Growth Metrics

Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) reported Return on Capital Employed of 18.67% for Q1 2026, down 202.0% year-over-year from 18.3% in Q1 2025, and down 2.18% on a QoQ basis from 19.08% in Q4 2025.

Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 18.67% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 202.0% year-over-year to 18.67% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 18.67% (down 202.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 22.44%, up 149.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed retreated to 18.67% in Q1 2026 per ODC's latest filing, from 19.08% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 22.53% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 0.01% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 19.11% (2024), against an average of 15.25%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed slumped 1060 bps; it then jumped 1689 bps in 2023.
  • Tracing ODC's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 5.36% in 2022, then soared by 290 bps to 20.9% in 2023, then decreased by 4 bps to 20.06% in 2024, then retreated by 5 bps to 19.08% in 2025, then fell by 2 bps to 18.67% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ODC Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 18.67% (Q1 2026), 19.08% (Q4 2025), and 21.91% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

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1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 12.89%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 20.78%
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 14.59%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 6.05%
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 13.59%
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn -1.10%
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 6.09%
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 7.03%
10 Oil-Dri Corp of America 312.73 Mn 265.80 Mn 32.30 Mn 18.67%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 18.67%
Oct 31, 2025 19.08%
Jul 31, 2025 21.91%
Apr 30, 2025 21.54%
Jan 31, 2025 20.68%
Oct 31, 2024 20.06%
Jul 31, 2024 19.11%
Apr 30, 2024 20.12%
Jan 31, 2024 22.53%
Oct 31, 2023 20.90%
Jul 31, 2023 19.34%
Apr 30, 2023 16.48%
Jan 31, 2023 8.04%
Oct 31, 2022 5.36%
Jul 31, 2022 2.45%
Apr 30, 2022 0.01%
Jan 31, 2022 3.04%
Oct 31, 2021 4.44%
Jul 31, 2021 6.88%
Apr 30, 2021 10.61%
Jan 31, 2021 12.58%
Oct 31, 2020 13.13%
Jul 31, 2020 13.81%
Apr 30, 2020 11.63%
Jan 31, 2020 9.42%
Oct 31, 2019 7.62%
Jul 31, 2019 6.15%
Apr 30, 2019 5.69%
Jan 31, 2019 6.29%
Oct 31, 2018 7.91%
Jul 31, 2018 9.60%
Apr 30, 2018 9.36%
Jan 31, 2018 9.25%
Oct 31, 2017 9.01%
Jul 31, 2017 8.49%
Apr 30, 2017 8.98%
Jan 31, 2017 6.25%
Oct 31, 2016 6.10%
Jul 31, 2016 9.08%
Apr 30, 2016 10.63%
Jan 31, 2016 12.78%
Oct 31, 2015 12.18%
Jul 31, 2015 9.54%
Apr 30, 2015 6.85%
Jan 31, 2015 6.32%
Oct 31, 2014 7.13%
Jul 31, 2014 7.96%
Apr 30, 2014 10.02%
Jan 31, 2014 12.61%
Oct 31, 2013 10.94%
Jul 31, 2013 12.52%
Apr 30, 2013 10.08%
Jan 31, 2013 9.06%
Oct 31, 2012 10.07%
Jul 31, 2012 7.00%
Apr 30, 2012 9.35%
Jan 31, 2012 9.15%
Oct 31, 2011 8.03%