Chevron (CVX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Chevron (CVX) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 consecutive years, with 18.04% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 18.04%, up 4471.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 18.04% (up 4471.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 20.54%, up 6209.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 18.04% for Q1 2026 at Chevron, up from 4.84% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 81.35% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 26.67% in Q1 2025.
• Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 11.62%, with a median of 4.84% recorded in 2025.
• Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed surged 7126 bps in 2022 and tumbled 10322 bps in 2023.
• Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 81.35% in 2022, then tumbled by 127 bps to 21.88% in 2023, then retreated by 13 bps to 24.7% in 2024, then surged by 120 bps to 4.84% in 2025, then jumped by 273 bps to 18.04% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 18.04% in Q1 2026, 4.84% in Q4 2025, and 9.52% in Q3 2025.