Silgan Holdings (SLGN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Silgan Holdings' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 8.35% in Q2 2026, down 1.03 percentage points from 9.39% a year earlier and down 0.09 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Silgan Holdings (SLGN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Silgan Holdings came in at 9.12%, up 0.33 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -1.34 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 8.78% in FY2024 (-2.82 pp), 11.61% in FY2023 (+2.51 pp), 9.10% in FY2022 (-0.23 pp) and 9.33% in FY2021 (-1.13 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.05 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 1.82 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2025 (a drop of 2.57 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SLGN's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 8.45% (Q1 2026), 8.52% (Q4 2025) and 8.41% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 22.31 Bn | 19.24 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 3.92% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.37 Bn | 17.90 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 10.64% |
| 3 | International Paper | 20.05 Bn | 15.94 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 7.35% |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.36 Bn | 14.79 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 6.35% |
| 5 | Ball | 14.92 Bn | 11.94 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 11.79% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.54 Bn | 8.86 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 16.46% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.82 Bn | 3.82 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 12.59% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.68 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 8.35% |
| 9 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.66 Bn | 2.67 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 8.40% |
| 10 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.60 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 5.31% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.35% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.52% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.41% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.39% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.34% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.10% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.97% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.91% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.11% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.12% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.25% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.67% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.29% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.02% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.43% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.54% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.91% |
API Access
Silgan Holdings Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SLGN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "SLGN", "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=SLGN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();