Ecopetrol (EC) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025)
Ecopetrol (EC) posted Return on Capital Employed of 6.07% for Q4 2025, up 3.67% sequentially from 5.85% in Q3 2025.
Ecopetrol (EC) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Ecopetrol (EC) has 7 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 6.07% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed changed N/A year-over-year to 6.07% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 6.07% (changed N/A YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.51%, changed N/A from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed grew to 6.07% in Q4 2025 per EC's latest filing, from 5.85% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 13.6% in Q4 2023, with the low at 0.82% in Q1 2021.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 4 years is 3.42%, with a median of 2.71% recorded in 2022.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed slumped 644 bps in 2021 and surged 1083 bps in 2023.
- Ecopetrol's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.34% in 2021, then jumped by 706 bps to 2.77% in 2022, then soared by 391 bps to 13.6% in 2023, then plunged by 55 bps to 6.07% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows EC's Return on Capital Employed at 6.07% in Q4 2025, 5.85% in Q3 2025, and 5.37% in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exxon Mobil | 6,326.01 Bn | 6,324.19 Bn | - | 10.30% |
| 2 | Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro | 3,284.86 Bn | 3,284.86 Bn | 11.34 Bn | - |
| 3 | Bp | 558.99 Bn | 524.30 Bn | 51.83 Bn | - |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 523.98 Bn | 523.98 Bn | 26,816.00 | -80.45% |
| 5 | Chevron | 328.11 Bn | 333.77 Bn | 20.34 Bn | 18.04% |
| 6 | Equinor Asa | 77.88 Bn | 70.78 Bn | - | 25.65% |
| 7 | National Fuel Gas | 7.37 Bn | 7.34 Bn | 650.52 Mn | 12.38% |
| 8 | Diversified Energy | 1.02 Bn | 860.11 Mn | -3.35 Mn | 9.71% |
| 9 | Stabilis Solutions | 74.76 Mn | 64.12 Mn | 367,000.00 | -4.66% |
| 10 | Ecopetrol | - | - | 11,119.00 Bn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.07% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.85% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.37% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.60% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.56% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.77% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.65% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.81% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.34% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.04% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.10% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -0.82% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -1.13% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -0.12% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 4.83% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 5.62% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 15.32% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 5.75% |