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Cobalt Blue HoldingsASX:COB 3-Year ROIIC % is 67.47 as of Jun. 2025. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 2,307 Metals & Mining companies, Cobalt Blue Holdings ranks better than 85.52% on this metric.
3-Year Return on Invested Incremental Capital (3-Year ROIIC %) measures the change in earnings as a percentage of change in investment over 3-year.
Cobalt Blue Holdings's 3-Year ROIIC % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2025 was 67.47%. High ROIIC is generally an indication that your business is capital efficient or has a higher operating leverage.
The industry rank for Cobalt Blue Holdings's 3-Year ROIIC % or its related term are showing as below:
ASX:COB's 3-Year ROIIC % is ranked better than 85.52% of 2307
companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: -2.53
vs ASX:COB: 67.47
Cobalt Blue Holdings (ASX:COB) 3-Year ROIIC % Explanation
Return on Incremental Invested Capital (ROIIC) is an extension of Return on Investment Capital (ROIC). ROIC % tells investors how efficiently that profitability is earned per dollar of company capital. ROIIC narrows the focus even further and shows how profitable each additional unit of capital investment could be. ROIIC % is a more powerful metric than ROIC because it measures how much money the company can generate going forward on future capital investments.
High ROIIC is generally an indication that your business is capital efficient or has a higher operating leverage.
Be Aware
It's important to keep in mind that when tracking ROIIC, the metric is better suited to forecasting the trend of future returns rather than measuring current return on investment.
Cobalt Blue Holdings 3-Year ROIIC % Related Terms
Cobalt Blue Holdings 3-Year ROIIC % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Cobalt Blue Holdings's 3-Year ROIIC % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Cobalt Blue Holdings 3-Year ROIIC % Competitor Comparison
For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Cobalt Blue Holdings's 3-Year ROIIC %, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year ROIIC % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Cobalt Blue Holdings 3-Year ROIIC % vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Cobalt Blue Holdings's 3-Year ROIIC % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Cobalt Blue Holdings's 3-Year ROIIC % falls into.
Cobalt Blue Holdings's 3-Year ROIIC % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2025 is calculated as:
3-Year ROIIC %
=
3-Year Incremental Net Operating Profit After Taxes (NOPAT)**
/
3-Year Incremental Invested Capital**
=
( -8.891 (Jun. 2025) - -5.217 (Jun. 2022) )
/
( 34.229 (Jun. 2025) - 39.674 (Jun. 2022) )
=
-3.674
/
-5.445
=
67.47%***
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
** Annual data of NOPAT and Invested Capital was used to calculate 3-Year ROIIC %.
*** Please be aware that the ROIIC (Return on Invested Capital) calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.
Cobalt Blue Holdings (ASX:COB) has a 3-Year ROIIC % of 67.47 as of Jun. 2025. 3-Year ROIIC % measures the change in earnings as a percentage of change in investment over 3-year. View historical data on Cobalt Blue Holdings and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Cobalt Blue Holdings ranks #334 out of 2307 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 14.5%.
Is Cobalt Blue Holdings' 3-Year ROIIC % too high?
Cobalt Blue Holdings' current 3-Year ROIIC % is 67.47. Based on the distribution chart, Cobalt Blue Holdings ranks #334 out of 2307 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers.
How does Cobalt Blue Holdings' 3-Year ROIIC % compare to competitors?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Cobalt Blue Holdings ranks #334 out of 2307 companies for 3-Year ROIIC %. This places Cobalt Blue Holdings in the top 15% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good 3-Year ROIIC % for a Metals & Mining company?
A good 3-Year ROIIC % depends on the Metals & Mining industry context. However, 3-Year ROIIC % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high 3-Year ROIIC % mean?
A high 3-Year ROIIC % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. 3-Year ROIIC % measures the change in earnings as a percentage of change in investment over 3-year. View historical data on Cobalt Blue Holdings and its competitors. Cobalt Blue Holdings's current 3-Year ROIIC % is 67.47. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Cobalt Blue Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Cobalt Blue Holdings (ASX:COB) has a current 3-Year ROIIC % of 67.47. The current 3-Year ROIIC % is 67.47. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is 3-Year ROIIC % calculated?
3-Year ROIIC % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Cobalt Blue Holdings (ASX:COB), the current 3-Year ROIIC % is 67.47 as of Jun. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Cobalt Blue Holdings Ltd is a minerals processing and mining company focused on cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, silver, and sulphur. The company is organized into three segments: the Broken Hill Cobalt Project, a proposed cobalt mining project; the Kwinana Cobalt Refinery Project in Western Australia, aimed at producing battery-ready cobalt and nickel sulphates; and the Halls Creek Project, a proposed copper and zinc mining project in Western Australia. The company's focus is on midstream processing capabilities in Australia and diversifying supply chains among like-minded countries.
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