Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 19.38% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 2.50 percentage points from 21.89% a year earlier but up 0.07 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 31, 2026), Oil-Dri Corp of America posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 19.85%, down 2.57 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +13.09 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 22.42% in FY2025 (+2.07 pp), 20.35% in FY2024 (+0.73 pp), 19.62% in FY2023 (+17.09 pp) and 2.54% in FY2022 (-4.23 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of 0.01% in fiscal Q3 2022 and a high of 22.53% in fiscal Q2 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.70 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was fiscal Q3 2023 (a gain of 16.47 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2022 (a drop of 10.60 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 19.31% (Q3 2026), 18.67% (Q2 2026) and 19.07% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | 175.24 Bn | 165.01 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 16.32% |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Southern Copper | 143.83 Bn | 118.64 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 45.35% |
| 4 | Rio Tinto | 137.31 Bn | 104.37 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Newmont | 124.66 Bn | 89.98 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 10.69% |
| 6 | Ternium | 102.52 Bn | 75.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 7.47% |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 95.19 Bn | 82.13 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 26.02% |
| 8 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 86.53 Bn | 83.18 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 13.78% |
| 9 | Barrick Mining | 66.50 Bn | 50.91 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 20.05% |
| 10 | Oil-Dri Corp of America | 1.01 Bn | 788.65 Mn | 35.99 Mn | 19.38% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 19.38% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 19.31% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 18.67% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 19.07% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 21.89% |
| 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 | 20.25% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 18.70% |
| 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% |
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Oil-Dri Corp of America Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ODC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "ODC", "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=ODC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();