Vaalco Energy (EGY) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Vaalco Energy's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 0.92% for Q3 2026, down 9.54 percentage points from 10.46% a year earlier but up 5.85 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Vaalco Energy (EGY) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Vaalco Energy's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -2.78%, down 22.07 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last four years, though with a five-year change of +19.24 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 19.30% in FY2024 (-2.99 pp), 22.28% in FY2023 (-20.83 pp), 43.11% in FY2022 (-23.98 pp) and 67.09% in FY2021 (+89.11 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] is -9.11% (Q1 2026) to 91.33% (Q2 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for eight consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -13.89 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 84.38 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2023 (a drop of 76.43 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows EGY's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at -4.93% (Q2 2026), -9.11% (Q1 2026) and -2.79% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 696.20 Bn | 661.07 Bn | 47.44 Bn | 14.97% |
| 2 | Shell | 563.81 Bn | 425.16 Bn | - | 15.97% |
| 3 | Chevron | 432.14 Bn | 404.83 Bn | 31.26 Bn | 13.86% |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 200.31 Bn | 75.66 Bn | 31.61 Bn | - |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 181.16 Bn | 124.34 Bn | - | 7.67% |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 168.32 Bn | 137.35 Bn | 12.63 Bn | 30.91% |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 107.41 Bn | 20.34 Bn | 4.49 Bn | - |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 103.54 Bn | 97.44 Bn | 9.35 Bn | - |
| 9 | Phillips 66 | 103.32 Bn | 88.28 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 26.83% |
| 10 | Vaalco Energy | 577.50 Mn | 388.68 Mn | 102.00 Mn | 0.92% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.92% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -4.93% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -9.11% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.79% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.46% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.04% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.92% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.64% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.71% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.73% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.41% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.91% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 36.98% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 72.30% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 91.33% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 62.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 52.59% |
API Access
Vaalco Energy Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=EGY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "EGY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=EGY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();