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Conocophillips (COP) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Conocophillips has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 18 years, most recently at 22.41% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 489.0% to 22.41% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 22.41% through Mar 2026, down 489.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 23.81% for FY2025, 518.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 22.41% for Q1 2026 at Conocophillips, down from 22.87% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 48.93% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 14.67% in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 27.6% (2025), against an average of 30.23%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed surged 2487bps in 2022 and then tumbled -3305bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 48.93% in 2022, then plummeted by -68bps to 15.88% in 2023, then surged by 85bps to 29.46% in 2024, then decreased by -22bps to 22.87% in 2025, then dropped by -2bps to 22.41% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for COP's Return on Capital Employed are 22.41% (Q1 2026), 22.87% (Q4 2025), and 27.6% (Q3 2025).