Conocophillips (COP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Conocophillips (COP) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 30.91% for Q3 2026, up 3.88 percentage points from 27.03% a year earlier and up 2.74 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Conocophillips (COP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Conocophillips posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 26.17%, down 2.82 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +15.01 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 28.99% in FY2024 (-5.06 pp), 34.06% in FY2023 (-17.81 pp), 51.86% in FY2022 (+13.95 pp) and 37.91% in FY2021 (+26.74 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.00 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 25.47 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 16.44 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 28.17% (Q2 2026), 25.50% (Q1 2026) and 26.21% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 696.20 Bn | 661.07 Bn | 47.44 Bn | 14.97% |
| 2 | Shell | 563.81 Bn | 425.16 Bn | - | 15.97% |
| 3 | Chevron | 432.14 Bn | 404.83 Bn | 31.26 Bn | 13.86% |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 200.31 Bn | 75.66 Bn | 31.61 Bn | - |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 181.16 Bn | 124.34 Bn | - | 7.67% |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 168.32 Bn | 137.35 Bn | 12.63 Bn | 30.91% |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 107.41 Bn | 20.34 Bn | 4.49 Bn | - |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 103.54 Bn | 97.44 Bn | 9.35 Bn | - |
| 9 | Phillips 66 | 103.32 Bn | 88.28 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 26.83% |
| 10 | Suncor Energy | 83.45 Bn | 69.02 Bn | - | 7.26% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 30.91% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 28.17% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.50% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.21% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 27.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 26.18% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 26.75% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 28.88% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 33.22% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 34.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 33.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 34.09% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 36.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 40.99% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 46.64% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 50.54% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 50.40% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 44.22% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 38.28% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 31.83% |
API Access
Conocophillips Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=COP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "COP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=COP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();