Ecopetrol (EC) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)

Ecopetrol's (EC) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 6.7% in Q1 2026, up 203.0% year-on-year from 2.21% in Q1 2025, and up 37.24% quarter-over-quarter from 4.88% in Q4 2025.

Ecopetrol (EC) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ecopetrol has disclosed Return on Invested Capital across 9 years of filings, most recently posting 6.7% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 came in at 6.7%, up 203.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.7% (up 203.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 2.34%, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital came in at 6.7% for Q1 2026 at Ecopetrol, up from 4.88% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 2937.81% in Q1 2024 to a low of 0.01% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 4.77% (2025), against an average of 542.93%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital jumped 293780 bps in 2024 and tumbled 293314 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Ecopetrol's Return on Invested Capital stood at 1.52% in 2022, then slumped by 100 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then surged by 141524 bps to 10.08% in 2024, then slumped by 52 bps to 4.88% in 2025, then surged by 37 bps to 6.7% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 6.7% (Q1 2026), 4.88% (Q4 2025), and 3.93% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (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 - 0.00%
3 TotalEnergies SE 621.59 Bn 621.59 Bn 26,816.00 0.00%
4 Shell 546.31 Bn 505.07 Bn - -
5 Chevron 370.90 Bn 376.56 Bn 20.34 Bn 0.00%
6 Cenovus Energy 354.37 Bn 352.41 Bn 6.46 Bn 0.00%
7 Eni Spa 252.26 Bn 242.70 Bn - -
8 Bp 196.12 Bn 159.56 Bn - -
9 Suncor Energy 57.67 Bn 55.06 Bn 7.44 Bn -
10 Ecopetrol - - 11,119.00 Bn 6.70%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 6.70%
Dec 31, 2025 4.88%
Sep 30, 2025 3.93%
Jun 30, 2025 5.02%
Mar 31, 2025 4.67%
Dec 31, 2024 10.08%
Sep 30, 2024 2,148.33%
Jun 30, 2024 2,470.06%
Mar 31, 2024 2,937.81%
Mar 31, 2023 0.01%
Dec 31, 2022 1.52%
Sep 30, 2022 3.46%
Jun 30, 2022 2.57%
Mar 31, 2022 2.03%
Dec 31, 2021 3.42%
Sep 30, 2021 100.44%
Jun 30, 2021 68.55%
Mar 31, 2021 50.23%
Dec 31, 2020 76.32%
Sep 30, 2020 920.16%