Coterra Energy Inc. (CTRA) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Coterra Energy's (CTRA) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.66% in Q1 2026, up 287.0% year-on-year from 2.75% in Q1 2025, and down 1.89% quarter-over-quarter from 10.87% in Q4 2025.

Coterra Energy Inc. (CTRA) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Coterra Energy has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 10.66% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 10.66%, up 287.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.66% (up 287.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 11.47%, up 449.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.66% for Q1 2026 at Coterra Energy, down from 10.87% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 27.92% in Q1 2023 to a low of 7.04% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 10.87% (2025), against an average of 14.34%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 1606 bps in 2023 and sank 1887 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Coterra Energy's Return on Capital Employed stood at 27.36% in 2022, then sank by 58 bps to 11.58% in 2023, then sank by 39 bps to 7.04% in 2024, then soared by 54 bps to 10.87% in 2025, then dropped by 2 bps to 10.66% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 10.66% (Q1 2026), 10.87% (Q4 2025), and 9.81% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Woodside Energy 630.08 Bn 624.14 Bn - 13.66%
2 Canadian Natural Resources 388.31 Bn 388.31 Bn 6.72 Bn -
3 Conocophillips 142.98 Bn 136.61 Bn 9.48 Bn 22.41%
4 Eog Resources 72.93 Bn 69.08 Bn - 15.04%
5 Occidental Petroleum 55.91 Bn 52.73 Bn 4.87 Bn 19.02%
6 Diamondback Energy 54.95 Bn 61.11 Bn 4.22 Bn -0.44%
7 Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V 35.18 Bn 34.56 Bn 472.36 Mn 23.41%
8 Eqt 32.94 Bn 36.28 Bn 2.98 Bn 12.16%
9 Vermilion Energy 31.24 Bn 31.05 Bn 370.10 Mn 34,022.25%
10 CTRA 24.71 Bn 24.40 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 10.66%
Dec 31, 2025 10.87%
Sep 30, 2025 9.81%
Jun 30, 2025 9.12%
Mar 31, 2025 7.80%
Dec 31, 2024 7.04%
Sep 30, 2024 8.47%
Jun 30, 2024 9.05%
Mar 31, 2024 9.05%
Dec 31, 2023 11.58%
Sep 30, 2023 15.65%
Jun 30, 2023 20.74%
Mar 31, 2023 27.92%
Dec 31, 2022 27.36%
Sep 30, 2022 27.03%
Jun 30, 2022 19.79%
Mar 31, 2022 11.86%
Dec 31, 2021 14.10%
Sep 30, 2021 11.63%
Jun 30, 2021 9.15%