Standard Lithium (SLI) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
Standard Lithium's (SLI) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 22.24% in Q4 2025, down 1047.0% YoY from 2.35% in Q4 2024, and down 1828.85% on a QoQ basis from 1.15% in Q3 2025.
Standard Lithium (SLI) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Standard Lithium (SLI) has 5 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 22.24% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1047.0% year-over-year to 22.24% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 22.24% (down 1047.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.54%, down 429.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 22.24% in Q4 2025, from 1.15% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.56% in Q3 2024 to a low of 43.14% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 24.97% and a median of 29.44% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 3305 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 1047 bps.
- Tracing SLI's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 43.07% in 2021, then soared by 31 bps to 29.63% in 2022, then decreased by 23 bps to 36.42% in 2023, then surged by 68 bps to 11.77% in 2024, then plunged by 89 bps to 22.24% in 2025.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 22.24% (Q4 2025), 1.15% (Q3 2025), and 9.63% (Q1 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhp | 246.38 Bn | 216.93 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 201.39 Bn | 191.89 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Teck Resources | 33.91 Bn | 28.71 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 32.45% |
| 4 | MP Materials | 10.71 Bn | 8.24 Bn | 36.20 Mn | -3.52% |
| 5 | Almonty Industries | 5.27 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 18.87 Mn | - |
| 6 | Materion | 4.79 Bn | 4.77 Bn | 104.34 Mn | 7.96% |
| 7 | USA Rare Earth | 4.43 Bn | 4.43 Bn | -1.58 Mn | -5.41% |
| 8 | Skeena Resources | 4.31 Bn | 3.89 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Evolution Metals & Technologies | 2.46 Bn | 2.46 Bn | -115,000.00 | 45.90% |
| 10 | Standard Lithium | 604.41 Mn | 467.11 Mn | - | -10.38% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -19.54% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -22.24% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.15% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -9.63% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -11.77% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.56% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -17.22% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -38.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -36.42% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -33.61% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -27.98% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -30.62% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -29.63% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -29.44% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -43.14% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -43.07% |