Valhi (VHI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Valhi (VHI) posted Return on Capital Employed of 2.06% for Q1 2026, down 27.51% on a QoQ basis from 2.85% in Q4 2025, and down 813.0% year-over-year from 0.29% in Q1 2025.
Valhi (VHI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Valhi's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.06% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 813.0% year-over-year to 2.06% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.06% (down 813.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.79%, down 712.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 2.06% for Q1 2026 at Valhi, down from 2.85% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 15.58% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 0.65% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 7.25% and a median of 6.37% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 822 bps — and 2023, when it tumbled 1493 bps.
- Valhi's Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.2% in 2022, then slumped by 85 bps to 1.58% in 2023, then soared by 520 bps to 9.8% in 2024, then tumbled by 71 bps to 2.85% in 2025, then retreated by 28 bps to 2.06% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows VHI's Return on Capital Employed at 2.06% in Q1 2026, 2.85% in Q4 2025, and 6.37% in Q3 2025.
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| 10 | Valhi | 384.35 Mn | 711.65 Mn | 103.00 Mn | 2.06% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.06% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.85% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.22% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.19% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.80% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.94% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.89% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.58% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.65% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.55% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.93% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.58% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.31% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.36% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.86% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.37% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 7.09% |