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

Chevron has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 18.04% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 4471.0% year-over-year to 18.04%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 18.04% (up 4471.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 20.54%, up 6209.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 18.04%, up from 4.84% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 81.35% in Q4 2022, with the low at 26.67% in Q1 2025.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 11.62% across 5 years, with a median of 4.84% in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 7126 bps — and 2023, when it sank 10322 bps.
• Chevron's Return on Capital Employed stood at 81.35% in 2022, then plunged by 127 bps to 21.88% in 2023, then dropped 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.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 18.04% (Q1 2026), 4.84% (Q4 2025), and 9.52% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.