SunCoke Energy (SXC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
SunCoke Energy (SXC) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -1.58% for Q3 2026, down 7.28 percentage points from 5.70% a year earlier but up 1.75 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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SunCoke Energy (SXC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, SunCoke Energy posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -2.94%, down 13.36 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -7.51 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 10.41% in FY2024 (+1.69 pp), 8.73% in FY2023 (-2.17 pp), 10.89% in FY2022 (+1.01 pp) and 9.88% in FY2021 (+5.31 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of -4.49% in Q1 2026 and a high of 10.88% in Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.01 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 5.24 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2026 (a drop of 14.59 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at -3.34% (Q2 2026), -4.49% (Q1 2026) and -2.70% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 170.99 Bn | 133.79 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 146.44 Bn | 121.17 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 45.35% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 139.73 Bn | 100.56 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 131.39 Bn | 96.54 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 10.69% |
| 5 | Ternium | 99.94 Bn | 68.19 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 7.47% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 99.42 Bn | 86.36 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 26.02% |
| 7 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 89.96 Bn | 74.00 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 13.20% |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 72.08 Bn | 47.28 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 22.21% |
| 9 | Nucor | 56.95 Bn | 46.33 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 13.42% |
| 10 | SunCoke Energy | 865.56 Mn | 572.16 Mn | 103.60 Mn | -1.58% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -1.58% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -3.34% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.49% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.70% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.35% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.10% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.43% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.65% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.64% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.75% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.57% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.65% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.88% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.33% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.62% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.95% |
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SunCoke Energy Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SXC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "SXC", "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=SXC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();