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Baker Hughes (BKR) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026)

Baker Hughes filings provide 10 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 35.87% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 1714.0% to 35.87% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 35.87%, a 1714.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 58.02%, up 4553.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 35.87% in Q1 2026 for Baker Hughes, down from 50.58% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 50.58% in Q4 2025 to a low of 4.57% in Q3 2022.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 10.61% (2024), compared with a mean of 15.45%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: rose 29bps in 2022 and later soared 3824bps in 2025.
  • Baker Hughes' Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.25% in 2022, then surged by 86bps to 9.75% in 2023, then increased by 27bps to 12.35% in 2024, then surged by 310bps to 50.58% in 2025, then decreased by -29bps to 35.87% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Capital Employed were 35.87% (Q1 2026), 50.58% (Q4 2025), and 31.2% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.