Conocophillips (COP) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Conocophillips (COP) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 22.86% in Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 84.0% year-over-year to 22.86% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 22.86%, a 84.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 23.81%, down 291.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 22.86%, down from 23.32% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for COP reached as high as 47.57% in Q3 2022 and fell as low as 14.61% in Q3 2024.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 28.15% across 5 years, with a median of 24.5% in 2025.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 2566 bps in 2022 and tumbled 2903 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 44.29% in 2022, then slumped by 66 bps to 15.25% in 2023, then soared by 67 bps to 25.4% in 2024, then retreated by 8 bps to 23.32% in 2025, then declined by 2 bps to 22.86% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 22.86% in Q1 2026, 23.32% in Q4 2025, and 24.5% in Q3 2025.