Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)

Rayonier Advanced Materials' (RYAM) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 3.47% in Q1 2026, down 390.0% year-on-year from 1.2% in Q1 2025, and down 1301.14% quarter-over-quarter from 0.29% in Q4 2025.

Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Rayonier Advanced Materials' Return on Capital Employed history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 3.47% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 390.0% year-over-year to 3.47% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 3.47%, a 390.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.26%, down 199.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed eased to 3.47% in Q1 2026 per RYAM's latest filing, from 0.29% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 2.91% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 3.62% in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.21% (2022), against an average of 0.44%.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Return on Capital Employed was 588 bps in 2024; the steepest drop was 646 bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.31% in 2022, then tumbled by 375 bps to 3.62% in 2023, then surged by 163 bps to 2.26% in 2024, then plunged by 87 bps to 0.29% in 2025, then plunged by 1301 bps to 3.47% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest RYAM Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 3.47% (Q1 2026), 0.29% (Q4 2025), and 0.31% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Celanese 5.19 Bn 3.86 Bn 468.00 Mn -4.22%
2 Methanex 4.49 Bn 4.40 Bn - -
3 Olin 2.69 Bn 2.50 Bn 75.80 Mn -2.01%
4 Braskem 1.98 Bn -218.50 Mn - -
5 Rex American Resources 1.49 Bn 1.21 Bn 28.91 Mn 13.29%
6 Green Plains 1.18 Bn 1.01 Bn 87.95 Mn 3.14%
7 Tronox Holdings 1.02 Bn 1.04 Bn 44.00 Mn -4.44%
8 Lsb Industries 880.78 Mn 699.14 Mn 35.79 Mn 7.05%
9 Westlake Chemical Partners 775.06 Mn 730.77 Mn 93.76 Mn 29.83%
10 Rayonier Advanced Materials 566.61 Mn 510.33 Mn -7.59 Mn -3.47%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 -3.47%
Dec 31, 2025 0.29%
Sep 27, 2025 0.31%
Jun 28, 2025 -1.42%
Mar 29, 2025 0.43%
Dec 31, 2024 2.26%
Sep 28, 2024 -1.79%
Jun 29, 2024 -1.68%
Mar 30, 2024 -3.55%
Dec 31, 2023 -3.62%
Sep 30, 2023 0.63%
Jul 1, 2023 2.90%
Apr 1, 2023 2.91%
Dec 31, 2022 1.31%
Sep 24, 2022 -0.21%
Jun 25, 2022 -1.48%
Mar 26, 2022 -1.25%
Dec 31, 2021 -0.50%
Sep 25, 2021 -0.59%
Jun 26, 2021 -0.76%