Ecopetrol (EC) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025)

Ecopetrol's (EC) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.69% in Q4 2025, up 4.2% quarter-over-quarter from 10.26% in Q3 2025.

Ecopetrol (EC) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Ecopetrol has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 8 years of filings, most recently posting 10.69% for Q4 2025.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 came in at 10.69%, changed N/A year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 10.69% (changed N/A YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 2.51%, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.69% for Q4 2025 at Ecopetrol, up from 10.26% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 27.82% in Q1 2023 to a low of 8.53% in Q1 2021.
  • The 4-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 13.22% (2021), against an average of 16.31%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 871 bps in 2021 and soared 1429 bps in 2022, its largest moves.
  • Ecopetrol's Return on Capital Employed stood at 13.99% in 2021, then jumped by 83 bps to 25.56% in 2022, then fell by 28 bps to 18.38% in 2023, then sank by 42 bps to 10.69% in 2025.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 10.69% (Q4 2025), 10.26% (Q3 2025), and 9.77% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro 1,901.04 Bn 1,894.28 Bn 11.34 Bn -
2 Exxon Mobil 629.96 Bn 628.14 Bn - 10.30%
3 TotalEnergies SE 621.59 Bn 621.59 Bn 26,816.00 222.35%
4 Shell 546.31 Bn 505.07 Bn - -
5 Chevron 370.90 Bn 376.56 Bn 20.34 Bn 18.04%
6 Cenovus Energy 354.37 Bn 352.41 Bn 6.46 Bn 12.10%
7 Eni Spa 252.26 Bn 242.70 Bn - 3.93%
8 Bp 196.12 Bn 159.56 Bn - -
9 Suncor Energy 57.67 Bn 55.06 Bn 7.44 Bn 40.53%
10 Ecopetrol - - 11,119.00 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 10.69%
Sep 30, 2025 10.26%
Jun 30, 2025 9.77%
Mar 31, 2025 11.47%
Dec 31, 2023 18.38%
Mar 31, 2023 27.82%
Dec 31, 2022 25.56%
Sep 30, 2022 26.52%
Jun 30, 2022 22.62%
Mar 31, 2022 17.96%
Dec 31, 2021 13.99%
Sep 30, 2021 12.23%
Jun 30, 2021 12.46%
Mar 31, 2021 8.53%
Dec 31, 2020 5.70%
Sep 30, 2020 8.90%
Jun 30, 2020 11.81%
Mar 31, 2020 17.25%
Sep 30, 2018 20.10%
Jun 30, 2018 20.82%