Growth Metrics

Silgan Holdings (SLGN) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Silgan Holdings filings provide 16 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 8.55% for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 16.0% to 8.55% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 8.55%, a 16.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 9.14%, up 34.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 8.55% in Q4 2025 for Silgan Holdings, up from 8.44% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 11.03% in Q4 2023 to a low of 8.35% in Q1 2025.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 10.06% (2021), compared with a mean of 9.86%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: surged 158bps in 2021 and later plummeted -251bps in 2025.
  • Silgan Holdings' Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.37% in 2021, then grew by 7bps to 10.04% in 2022, then grew by 10bps to 11.03% in 2023, then dropped by -21bps to 8.7% in 2024, then decreased by -2bps to 8.55% in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Capital Employed were 8.55% (Q4 2025), 8.44% (Q3 2025), and 9.4% (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.