Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Dawson Geophysical's (DWSN) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 289.62% in Q1 2026, up 33560.0% year-on-year from N/an in Q1 2025, and up 959.55% on a QoQ basis from 33.69% 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 289.62% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 33560.0% year-over-year to 289.62% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 289.62%, a 33560.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 10.02%, up 325.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 289.62%, up from 33.69% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for DWSN reached as high as 289.62% in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 61.22% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 14.68% across 5 years, with a median of 38.38% in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 4518 bps in 2025 and soared 33560 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 46.85% in 2022, then increased by 12 bps to 41.06% in 2023, then soared by 46 bps to 22.09% in 2024, then tumbled by 53 bps to 33.69% in 2025, then jumped by 960 bps to 289.62% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 289.62% in Q1 2026, 33.69% in Q4 2025, and 33.17% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Slb 78.08 Bn 74.69 Bn 5.38 Bn 11.74%
2 Tenaris 58.18 Bn 46.31 Bn 1.05 Bn -
3 TechnipFMC 30.64 Bn 29.36 Bn 1.64 Bn 27.54%
4 Halliburton 27.87 Bn 25.86 Bn 2.04 Bn 12.84%
5 Nov 7.48 Bn 6.14 Bn 379.00 Mn 5.18%
6 Weatherford International 6.35 Bn 5.21 Bn 776.00 Mn 16.47%
7 Archrock 6.34 Bn 6.34 Bn 247.42 Mn 20.44%
8 Oceaneering International 5.28 Bn 4.67 Bn 127.27 Mn 15.00%
9 Kodiak Gas Services 5.09 Bn 4.99 Bn 222.88 Mn 8.84%
10 Dawson Geophysical 153.40 Mn 151.66 Mn 13.08 Mn 289.62%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 289.62%
Dec 31, 2025 -33.69%
Sep 30, 2025 -33.17%
Jun 30, 2025 -61.22%
Mar 31, 2025 -45.98%
Dec 31, 2024 -22.09%
Sep 30, 2024 -21.42%
Jun 30, 2024 -16.04%
Mar 31, 2024 -21.74%
Dec 31, 2023 -41.06%
Sep 30, 2023 -41.85%
Dec 31, 2022 -46.85%
Sep 30, 2022 -47.05%
Jun 30, 2022 -39.27%
Mar 31, 2022 -38.38%
Dec 31, 2021 -42.57%
Sep 30, 2021 -39.91%
Jun 30, 2021 -36.02%
Mar 31, 2021 -22.06%
Dec 31, 2020 -14.13%