United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 4.72% in Q1 2026, down 15.54% quarter-over-quarter from 5.58% in Q4 2025, and down 2109.0% on a YoY basis from 0.23% in Q1 2025.

United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

United States Lime & Minerals' Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.72% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 2109.0% year-over-year to 4.72%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.72% (down 2109.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 6.1%, down 2020.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 4.72% for Q1 2026 at United States Lime & Minerals, down from 5.58% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 25.81% in Q1 2025 to a low of 3.43% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 12.39% across 5 years, with a median of 9.02% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed jumped 1991 bps in 2025, then sank 2109 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 3.43% in 2022, then soared by 38 bps to 4.73% in 2023, then soared by 413 bps to 24.23% in 2024, then tumbled by 77 bps to 5.58% in 2025, then dropped by 16 bps to 4.72% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 4.72% (Q1 2026), 5.58% (Q4 2025), and 25.2% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Crh Public 74.51 Bn 72.28 Bn 2.05 Bn 11.21%
2 Vulcan Materials 39.63 Bn 39.52 Bn 422.70 Mn 10.57%
3 Martin Marietta Materials 36.71 Bn 36.44 Bn 310.00 Mn 7.89%
4 Amrize 30.61 Bn 29.50 Bn 211.00 Mn 8.71%
5 James Hardie Industries 13.48 Bn 13.01 Bn 523.40 Mn 3.56%
6 Eagle Materials 7.16 Bn 6.86 Bn 106.33 Mn 15.72%
7 Knife River 4.89 Bn 4.82 Bn -2.77 Mn 8.35%
8 United States Lime & Minerals 3.26 Bn 2.87 Bn 41.75 Mn 4.72%
9 Tecnoglass 2.06 Bn 1.96 Bn 95.83 Mn 23.93%
10 Smith Midland 159.69 Mn 146.47 Mn 4.30 Mn -0.29%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.72%
Dec 31, 2025 5.58%
Sep 30, 2025 25.20%
Jun 30, 2025 25.06%
Mar 31, 2025 25.81%
Dec 31, 2024 24.23%
Sep 30, 2024 9.70%
Jun 30, 2024 7.10%
Mar 31, 2024 5.89%
Dec 31, 2023 4.73%
Sep 30, 2023 9.02%
Jun 30, 2023 8.16%
Mar 31, 2023 5.82%
Dec 31, 2022 3.43%
Sep 30, 2022 15.73%
Jun 30, 2022 14.86%
Mar 31, 2022 15.67%
Dec 31, 2021 15.35%
Sep 30, 2021 15.48%
Jun 30, 2021 15.08%