Origin Agritech SEED
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$1.00 -0.02 (-2.35%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 2:19 PM EDT

Origin Agritech (SEED) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2017)

Origin Agritech (SEED) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 22.25% for Q1 2017, down 137.0% year-over-year from 60.13% in Q1 2016, and up 32.64% quarter-over-quarter from 33.03% in Q4 2016.

Origin Agritech (SEED) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2017) Analysis & Trends

Origin Agritech (SEED) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 9 consecutive years, with 22.25% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2017.

  • In Q1 2017, Return on Capital Employed fell 137.0% year-over-year to 22.25%; the TTM figure through Mar 2017 stood at 22.25% (down 137.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 178.85%, down 155316.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed grew to 22.25% in Q1 2017 per SEED's latest filing, from 33.03% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 6.45% in Q1 2013 and bottomed at 68.57% in Q4 2013.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 24.48% across 5 years, with a median of 20.88% in 2016.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2013 — Return on Capital Employed sank 7291 bps — and 2015, when it soared 6168 bps.
  • Origin Agritech's Return on Capital Employed stood at 68.57% in 2013, then surged by 87 bps to 9.04% in 2014, then slumped by 494 bps to 53.7% in 2015, then surged by 38 bps to 33.03% in 2016, then soared by 33 bps to 22.25% in 2017.
  • Business Quant data shows SEED's Return on Capital Employed at 22.25% in Q1 2017, 33.03% in Q4 2016, and 20.55% in Q3 2016.

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10 Origin Agritech 12.04 Mn 8.47 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2017 -22.25%
Dec 31, 2016 -33.03%
Sep 30, 2016 -20.55%
Jun 30, 2016 -22.48%
Mar 31, 2016 -20.88%
Dec 31, 2015 -53.70%
Sep 30, 2015 -11.52%
Jun 30, 2015 -2.13%
Mar 31, 2015 -1.51%
Dec 31, 2014 -9.04%
Sep 30, 2014 -5.22%
Jun 30, 2014 -63.81%
Mar 31, 2014 -52.93%
Dec 31, 2013 -68.57%
Sep 30, 2013 -36.80%
Jun 30, 2013 1.80%
Mar 31, 2013 6.45%
Dec 31, 2012 4.35%
Sep 30, 2012 -0.79%
Jun 30, 2012 -38.63%