Baker Hughes (BKR) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026)
Baker Hughes (BKR) posted Return on Capital Employed of 48.75% for Q1 2026, down 26.76% on a QoQ basis from 66.55% in Q4 2025, and up 3002.0% year-over-year from 1.57% in Q1 2025.
Baker Hughes (BKR) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Baker Hughes' Return on Capital Employed history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 48.75% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 3002.0% year-over-year to 48.75% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 48.75% (up 3002.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 68.87%, up 5638.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 48.75% for Q1 2026 at Baker Hughes, down from 66.55% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 66.55% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 4.57% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 18.27% and a median of 10.61% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed grew 29 bps — and 2025, when it jumped 5421 bps.
- Baker Hughes' Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.25% in 2022, then surged by 86 bps to 9.75% in 2023, then advanced by 27 bps to 12.35% in 2024, then soared by 439 bps to 66.55% in 2025, then dropped by 27 bps to 48.75% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BKR's Return on Capital Employed at 48.75% in Q1 2026, 66.55% in Q4 2025, and 42.89% in Q3 2025.
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| 10 | Baker Hughes | 33.24 Mn | -14.73 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 48.75% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 48.75% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 66.55% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 42.89% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 32.65% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.73% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.35% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.62% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.61% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.75% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.10% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.85% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.25% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.57% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.82% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.48% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.96% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.42% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.82% |