Baytex Energy BTE
NYSE BTE
$4.79 -0.03 (-0.60%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 10:50 AM EDT

Baytex Energy (BTE) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Baytex Energy (BTE) posted Return on Capital Employed of 9.61% for Q1 2026, down 22.91% sequentially from 7.82% in Q4 2025, and down 967.0% YoY from 1.11% in Q1 2025.

Baytex Energy (BTE) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Baytex Energy has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 9.61% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 967.0% year-over-year to 9.61% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.61% (down 967.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.94%, down 1402.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed slipped to 9.61% in Q1 2026 per BTE's latest filing, from 7.82% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 25.75% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 9.61% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 5.23% and a median of 4.81% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed soared 1801 bps in 2022, then plunged 2569 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.69% in 2022, then jumped by 120 bps to 25.75% in 2023, then sank by 100 bps to 0.06% in 2024, then slumped by 13911 bps to 7.82% in 2025, then slipped by 23 bps to 9.61% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 9.61%, 7.82%, and 4.81% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Conocophillips 164.00 Bn 156.31 Bn 12.81 Bn 28.17%
2 Canadian Natural Resources 106.80 Bn 104.90 Bn 10.66 Bn -
3 Eog Resources 79.97 Bn 75.07 Bn - 18.27%
4 Diamondback Energy 59.21 Bn 58.75 Bn 5.55 Bn 1.68%
5 Woodside Energy 46.06 Bn 40.12 Bn 6.02 Bn -
6 Devon Energy 45.93 Bn 44.92 Bn 6.02 Bn 9.42%
7 Occidental Petroleum 39.50 Bn 35.35 Bn 7.73 Bn 5.58%
8 Eqt 33.69 Bn 33.58 Bn 1.42 Bn 10.19%
9 Texas Pacific Land 26.17 Bn 25.92 Bn - 39.30%
10 Baytex Energy 3.52 Bn 3.00 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -9.61%
Dec 31, 2025 -7.82%
Sep 30, 2025 4.81%
Jun 30, 2025 0.05%
Mar 31, 2025 0.05%
Dec 31, 2024 0.06%
Sep 30, 2024 0.02%
Jun 30, 2024 6.78%
Mar 31, 2024 14.76%
Dec 31, 2023 25.75%
Sep 30, 2023 12.88%
Jun 30, 2023 0.04%
Mar 31, 2023 -0.44%
Dec 31, 2022 11.69%
Sep 30, 2022 6.61%
Jun 30, 2022 4.98%
Mar 31, 2022 18.37%
Dec 31, 2021 18.74%
Sep 30, 2021 8.81%
Jun 30, 2021 9.13%