Umicore's Sustainability and Financial Report
Capital allocation shift to accelerate
Group returns above cost of capital with some temporary dilution in E&ST
umicore
Catalysis
ROCE
2015 - '20 average - ~14%
Lower capital employed
base drives higher
returns
E&ST
ROCE
2015 '20 average - ~11%
Near-term returns
dampened by
Rechargeable Battery
Materials' growth costs and
investments. Above cost of
capital shortly after 2026
Recycling
ROCE
2015 - '20 average - ~37 %
Highly value-creative
returns on higher capital
base incl. Battery Recycling;
assumes normalized PGM
prices
GROUP
ROCE
2015 '20 average - ~14%
Stay above cost of capital
across the plan and create
substantial value towards
end of decade once mid-
decade investments are
ramped-up
2026 ambition 2030 vision
- 20 %
> 20 %
Capital Employed sensitive to prevailing metal prices through NWC
Current cost of capital slightly below 10%
2026 ambition
> 8 %
2030 vision
> 12.5 %
2026 ambition
- 30 %
2030 vision
-
~ 20 %
2026 ambition
> 12.5 %
2030 vision
15 %
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