Blue Dolphin Energy (BDCO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026)
Blue Dolphin Energy's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 35.76% for Q2 2026, up 40.20 percentage points from -4.44% a year earlier and up 19.83 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Blue Dolphin Energy (BDCO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Blue Dolphin Energy's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -1.81%, up 2.69 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of +21.20 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -4.50% in FY2024 (-55.09 pp), 50.59% in FY2023 (-29.26 pp) and 79.85% in FY2022.
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q4 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -12.58 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q2 2022 (a gain of 82.41 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2024 (a drop of 53.35 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows BDCO's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 15.94% (Q1 2026), -1.93% (Q4 2025) and -5.11% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathon Petroleum | 118.57 Bn | 108.97 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 19.88% |
| 2 | Valero Energy | 116.99 Bn | 97.20 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 19.83% |
| 3 | HF Sinclair | 20.15 Bn | 14.38 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 15.52% |
| 4 | Sunoco | 10.25 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 7.48% |
| 5 | PBF Energy | 9.64 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 17.88% |
| 6 | Ultrapar Holdings | 7.95 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 912.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Cvr Energy | 5.51 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 117.00 Mn | 10.23% |
| 8 | Icahn Enterprises | 4.74 Bn | -1.02 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Delek US Holdings | 4.54 Bn | 2.27 Bn | 365.10 Mn | 14.97% |
| 10 | Blue Dolphin Energy | 185.03 Mn | 150.58 Mn | 25.10 Mn | 35.76% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 35.76% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.94% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.93% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -5.11% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.44% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -10.93% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -4.74% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.81% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.14% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 43.24% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 50.13% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 51.82% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 82.15% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 66.51% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 46.68% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 44.63% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.44% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -31.08% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -37.78% |
API Access
Blue Dolphin Energy Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=BDCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "BDCO", "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=BDCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();