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

Conocophillips' Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 22.41% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 489.0% year-over-year to 22.41%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 22.41% (down 489.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 23.81%, down 518.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 22.41% for Q1 2026 at Conocophillips, down from 22.87% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 48.93% in Q4 2022 to a low of 14.67% in Q3 2024.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 30.23% across 5 years, with a median of 27.6% in 2025.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed soared 2487 bps in 2022, then slumped 3305 bps in 2023.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 48.93% in 2022, then tumbled by 68 bps to 15.88% in 2023, then jumped by 85 bps to 29.46% in 2024, then retreated by 22 bps to 22.87% in 2025, then slipped by 2 bps to 22.41% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 22.41% (Q1 2026), 22.87% (Q4 2025), and 27.6% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.