United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 22.28% for Q2 2026, down 2.78 percentage points from 25.06% a year earlier and down 0.52 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, United States Lime & Minerals posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 26.83%, up 0.52 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for seven consecutive years, with a five-year change of +13.36 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 26.30% in FY2024 (+4.21 pp), 22.09% in FY2023 (+5.31 pp), 16.78% in FY2022 (+0.58 pp) and 16.20% in FY2021 (+2.74 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q2 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] gained in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.49 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 4.77 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2026 (a drop of 3.01 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 22.80% (Q1 2026), 24.54% (Q4 2025) and 25.20% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 164.02 Bn | 133.06 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 154.30 Bn | 133.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 42.99% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 135.37 Bn | 95.87 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 113.13 Bn | 78.45 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 10.69% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 93.66 Bn | 89.81 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 13.20% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 86.95 Bn | 76.58 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 27.90% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 63.88 Bn | 48.62 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 22.21% |
| 8 | Nucor | 58.56 Bn | 49.10 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 13.42% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 45.28 Bn | 26.31 Bn | - | 3.51% |
| 10 | United States Lime & Minerals | 3.20 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 46.72 Mn | 22.28% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.28% |
| 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% |
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United States Lime & Minerals Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=USLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "USLM", "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=USLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();