Oatly Group AB (OTLY) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026)
Oatly Group AB (OTLY) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -15.40% for Q2 2026, down 5.39 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Oatly Group AB (OTLY) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Oatly Group AB's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -8.70%, up 11.05 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a four-year change of -8.59 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Oatly Group AB's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -19.76% in FY2024 (+20.48 pp), -40.24% in FY2023 (-39.27 pp), -0.97% in FY2022 (-0.85 pp) and -0.11% in FY2021.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of -29621.40% in Q4 2024 to a high of -10.01% in Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in three of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +22.02 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q4 2025, with a gain of 29575.40 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2024, with a drop of 29559.56 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was -10.01% (Q1 2026), -46.00% (Q4 2025) and -38.31% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coca Cola | 370.54 Bn | 359.17 Bn | 8.42 Bn | 18.37% |
| 2 | Diageo | 205.37 Bn | 197.77 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv | 177.39 Bn | 177.39 Bn | 2.06 Bn | - |
| 4 | Pepsico | 171.43 Bn | 131.87 Bn | 13.11 Bn | 18.82% |
| 5 | Anheuser-Busch InBev | 131.23 Bn | 99.97 Bn | 9.58 Bn | - |
| 6 | Monster Beverage | 82.55 Bn | 70.80 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 28.61% |
| 7 | Ambev | 45.71 Bn | 31.73 Bn | 2.06 Bn | 228.90% |
| 8 | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners | 45.26 Bn | 38.51 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Keurig Dr Pepper | 41.76 Bn | 42.00 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 5.38% |
| 10 | Oatly Group AB | 325.68 Mn | 166.40 Mn | 81.36 Mn | -15.40% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -15.40% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -10.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -46.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -38.31% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -36.03% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -29,621.40% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -82.23% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -61.84% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -25.32% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -29.68% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -27.14% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -28.07% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -32.80% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -25.19% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -20.27% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -12.89% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -10.28% |
Oatly Group AB 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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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "OTLY", "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=OTLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();