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

United States Lime & Minerals' (USLM) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 22.8% in Q1 2026, down 301.0% year-on-year from 11.34% in Q1 2025, and down 7.11% on a QoQ basis from 24.54% in Q4 2025.

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

United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 22.8% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 301.0% year-over-year to 22.8% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 22.8%, a 301.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 26.83%, up 52.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 22.8%, down from 24.54% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for USLM reached as high as 25.81% in Q1 2025 and fell as low as 14.86% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 20.77% across 5 years, with a median of 21.09% in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 477 bps in 2023 and tumbled 301 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 15.82% in 2022, then jumped by 30 bps to 20.59% in 2023, then increased by 18 bps to 24.23% in 2024, then advanced by 1 bps to 24.54% in 2025, then fell by 7 bps to 22.8% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 22.8% in Q1 2026, 24.54% in Q4 2025, and 25.2% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Crh Public 68.97 Bn 66.12 Bn 2.05 Bn 11.21%
2 Vulcan Materials 35.82 Bn 35.70 Bn 422.70 Mn 10.57%
3 Martin Marietta Materials 32.98 Bn 32.71 Bn 310.00 Mn 7.89%
4 Amrize 26.73 Bn 25.63 Bn 211.00 Mn 8.71%
5 Cemex Sab De Cv 17.67 Bn 17.29 Bn 1.62 Bn -
6 James Hardie Industries 14.97 Bn 14.50 Bn 523.40 Mn 3.56%
7 Eagle Materials 6.47 Bn 6.17 Bn 106.33 Mn 15.72%
8 Knife River 4.40 Bn 4.33 Bn -2.77 Mn 8.35%
9 Titan America 3.11 Bn 2.89 Bn 91.88 Mn 30.52%
10 United States Lime & Minerals 3.05 Bn 2.67 Bn 41.75 Mn 22.80%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 22.80%
Dec 31, 2025 24.54%
Sep 30, 2025 25.20%
Jun 30, 2025 25.06%
Mar 31, 2025 25.81%
Dec 31, 2024 24.23%
Sep 30, 2024 23.29%
Jun 30, 2024 21.41%
Mar 31, 2024 21.09%
Dec 31, 2023 20.59%
Sep 30, 2023 19.82%
Jun 30, 2023 19.44%
Mar 31, 2023 17.77%
Dec 31, 2022 15.82%
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%