Archrock (AROC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2025)
Archrock's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 16.67% in Q3 2026, up 2.51 percentage points from 14.16% a year earlier and up 0.18 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Archrock (AROC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Archrock came in at 11.86%, up 2.89 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of +5.93 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 8.97% in FY2024 (+0.97 pp), 8.00% in FY2023 (+3.35 pp), 4.65% in FY2022 (+0.49 pp) and 4.16% in FY2021 (-1.77 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 2016.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.54 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 10.72 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2021 (a drop of 2.24 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, AROC's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 16.49% (Q2 2026), 16.38% (Q1 2026) and 15.85% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enbridge | 106.46 Bn | 104.34 Bn | 4.35 Bn | 4.91% |
| 2 | Williams Companies | 84.36 Bn | 87.15 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 16.19% |
| 3 | Enterprise Products Partners | 80.12 Bn | 78.52 Bn | 14.00 Mn | 12.57% |
| 4 | Kinder Morgan | 69.50 Bn | 69.59 Bn | 2.97 Bn | 6.34% |
| 5 | Energy Transfer | 66.92 Bn | 63.02 Bn | 6.57 Bn | 8.84% |
| 6 | Tc Energy | 66.06 Bn | 69.71 Bn | - | 10.22% |
| 7 | Targa Resources | 60.35 Bn | 59.56 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 13.71% |
| 8 | Cheniere Energy | 59.93 Bn | 59.50 Bn | 2.97 Bn | 15.49% |
| 9 | Mplx | 57.44 Bn | 51.69 Bn | 3.19 Bn | 13.59% |
| 10 | Archrock | 4.88 Bn | 4.86 Bn | 268.57 Mn | 15.85% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.85% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.16% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.19% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.59% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.50% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.16% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.27% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.92% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.69% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.53% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.80% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.45% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.66% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.17% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.72% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.29% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.75% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.67% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.00% |
Archrock Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=AROC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "AROC", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=AROC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();