Silgan Holdings (SLGN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Silgan Holdings (SLGN) posted Return on Capital Employed of 8.48% for Q1 2026, down 0.75% quarter-over-quarter from 8.55% in Q4 2025, and up 13.0% year-on-year from 7.51% in Q1 2025.

Silgan Holdings (SLGN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Silgan Holdings (SLGN) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 8.48% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 8.48%, up 13.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.48% (up 13.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 9.14%, up 34.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 8.48% for Q1 2026 at Silgan Holdings, down from 8.55% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 11.03% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 8.35% in Q1 2025.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 9.7%, with a median of 9.84% recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed jumped 137 bps in 2024 and plunged 251 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.04% in 2022, then increased by 10 bps to 11.03% in 2023, then declined by 21 bps to 8.7% in 2024, then slipped by 2 bps to 8.55% in 2025, then fell by 1 bps to 8.48% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 8.48% in Q1 2026, 8.55% in Q4 2025, and 8.44% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 Ball 88.75 Bn 87.87 Bn 646.00 Mn 11.46%
2 International Paper 24.05 Bn 22.75 Bn 1.73 Bn 5.64%
3 Avery Dennison 12.53 Bn 12.27 Bn 664.80 Mn 18.70%
4 Crown Holdings 12.47 Bn 12.38 Bn 644.00 Mn 15.18%
5 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.71 Bn 5.64 Bn 207.00 Mn 12.65%
6 Sonoco Products 5.57 Bn 5.37 Bn 345.63 Mn 12.31%
7 Silgan Holdings 4.87 Bn 4.43 Bn 265.78 Mn 8.48%
8 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.15 Bn 2.96 Bn 306.00 Mn 6.25%
9 Ardagh Metal Packaging 2.81 Bn 2.81 Bn 179.00 0.00%
10 Greif 1.96 Bn 1.76 Bn 257.30 Mn 8.54%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 8.48%
Dec 31, 2025 8.55%
Sep 30, 2025 8.44%
Jun 30, 2025 9.40%
Mar 31, 2025 8.35%
Dec 31, 2024 8.70%
Sep 30, 2024 10.10%
Jun 30, 2024 10.95%
Mar 31, 2024 10.86%
Dec 31, 2023 11.03%
Sep 30, 2023 9.26%
Jun 30, 2023 9.58%
Mar 31, 2023 10.24%
Dec 31, 2022 10.04%
Sep 30, 2022 10.80%
Jun 30, 2022 10.25%
Mar 31, 2022 9.84%
Dec 31, 2021 9.37%
Sep 30, 2021 10.84%
Jun 30, 2021 10.60%