Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) reported Return on Capital Employed of 16.63% for Q1 2026, up 4442.0% year-over-year from 0.37% in Q1 2025, and up 314.4% quarter-over-quarter from 7.76% in Q4 2025.
Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 16.63% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 16.63%, up 4442.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 16.63% (up 4442.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 10.02%, down 750.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed climbed to 16.63% in Q1 2026 per DWSN's latest filing, from 7.76% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 17.74% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 46.85% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 7.51% and a median of 3.12% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed jumped 5958 bps in 2024, then sank 4630 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 46.85% in 2022, then soared by 81 bps to 9.04% in 2023, then jumped by 54 bps to 4.2% in 2024, then slumped by 85 bps to 7.76% in 2025, then jumped by 314 bps to 16.63% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DWSN's Return on Capital Employed at 16.63% in Q1 2026, 7.76% in Q4 2025, and 1.29% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 82.25 Bn | 80.04 Bn | 4.67 Bn | 36.80% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 61.96 Bn | 47.38 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 35.87% |
| 3 | Halliburton | 32.79 Bn | 30.84 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 12.84% |
| 4 | TechnipFMC | 26.73 Bn | 25.47 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 27.54% |
| 5 | Enerflex | 8.62 Bn | 8.57 Bn | - | 2.02% |
| 6 | Nov | 7.27 Bn | 5.98 Bn | 119.00 Mn | 4.37% |
| 7 | Weatherford International | 6.99 Bn | 5.94 Bn | 876.00 Mn | 19.80% |
| 8 | Archrock | 5.95 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 247.42 Mn | 20.30% |
| 9 | Kodiak Gas Services | 5.60 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 222.88 Mn | 8.84% |
| 10 | Dawson Geophysical | 123.59 Mn | 121.85 Mn | 13.08 Mn | 16.63% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.63% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -7.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.29% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -32.73% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -27.79% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -4.20% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.74% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.57% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.35% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -9.04% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -41.85% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -46.85% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.14% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.03% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -3.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -8.81% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -39.91% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -36.02% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -22.06% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -14.13% |