Vista Gold (VGZ) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Vista Gold (VGZ) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -20.42% for Q2 2026, up 40.70 percentage points from -61.12% a year earlier and up 8.31 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Vista Gold (VGZ) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Vista Gold posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -56.20%, down 137.82 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -58.86 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 81.62% in FY2024 (+156.60 pp), -74.98% in FY2023 (-36.25 pp), -38.73% in FY2022 (+62.86 pp) and -101.59% in FY2021 (-104.24 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.82 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 147.55 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2025 (a drop of 125.44 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -28.73% (Q1 2026), -62.06% (Q4 2025) and -65.03% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 182.38 Bn | 151.41 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 151.38 Bn | 130.17 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 42.99% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 135.17 Bn | 95.67 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 115.47 Bn | 80.61 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 10.69% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 93.51 Bn | 77.55 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 13.20% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 87.07 Bn | 76.70 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 27.90% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 65.15 Bn | 40.35 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 22.21% |
| 8 | Nucor | 60.22 Bn | 49.60 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 13.42% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 45.40 Bn | 24.42 Bn | - | 3.51% |
| 10 | Vista Gold | 380.99 Mn | 251.38 Mn | - | -20.42% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -20.42% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -28.73% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -62.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -65.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -61.12% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 53.61% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 56.97% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 55.40% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 64.32% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -53.19% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -90.58% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -90.20% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -80.49% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -70.29% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -46.38% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -97.08% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -94.79% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -85.45% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -81.36% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -51.06% |
API Access
Vista Gold Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=VGZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "VGZ", "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=VGZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();