SunCoke Energy (SXC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
SunCoke Energy's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -1.60% in Q3 2026, down 8.40 percentage points from 6.79% a year earlier but up 0.71 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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SunCoke Energy (SXC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at SunCoke Energy came in at -1.88%, down 12.34 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -4.47 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 10.46% in FY2024 (+3.37 pp), 7.09% in FY2023 (-4.41 pp), 11.50% in FY2022 (+2.66 pp) and 8.85% in FY2021 (+6.25 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has moved between -3.28% (Q1 2026) and 11.37% (Q4 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.06 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 6.39 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2026 (a drop of 13.23 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SXC's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was -2.31% (Q2 2026), -3.28% (Q1 2026) and -1.73% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 170.99 Bn | 133.79 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 146.63 Bn | 121.37 Bn | 3.10 Bn | - |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 140.17 Bn | 100.99 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 132.37 Bn | 97.52 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 8.59% |
| 5 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 100.50 Bn | 87.45 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 21.64% |
| 6 | Ternium | 99.81 Bn | 68.06 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 8.46% |
| 7 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 90.39 Bn | 74.43 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 11.56% |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 72.48 Bn | 47.68 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 24.82% |
| 9 | Nucor | 56.54 Bn | 45.92 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 11.01% |
| 10 | SunCoke Energy | 863.86 Mn | 570.46 Mn | 103.60 Mn | -1.60% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -1.60% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.31% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.28% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.73% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.79% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.29% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.95% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.26% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.56% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.41% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.40% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.14% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.53% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.30% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.37% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.32% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.39% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.67% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.05% |
API Access
SunCoke Energy Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SXC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SXC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();