Energy Transfer (ET) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)
Energy Transfer (ET) posted Return on Invested Capital of 1.7% for Q1 2026, down 24.88% on a QoQ basis from 2.27% in Q4 2025, and up 163.0% year-over-year from 0.65% in Q1 2025.
Energy Transfer (ET) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Energy Transfer's Return on Invested Capital history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.7% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 163.0% year-over-year to 1.7% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.7% (up 163.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 5.15%, up 499.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital was 1.7% for Q1 2026 at Energy Transfer, down from 2.27% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 2.27% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 0.01% in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of 0.32% and a median of 0.04% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Invested Capital plunged 63 bps — and 2025, when it jumped 223 bps.
- Energy Transfer's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.08% in 2022, then sank by 79 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then soared by 142 bps to 0.04% in 2024, then jumped by 5835 bps to 2.27% in 2025, then declined by 25 bps to 1.7% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ET's Return on Invested Capital at 1.7% in Q1 2026, 2.27% in Q4 2025, and 0.56% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHT Holdings | 2,706.13 Bn | 2,706.00 Bn | 167.16 Mn | 0.01% |
| 2 | Flex LNG | 1,674.16 Bn | 1,673.77 Bn | 61.79 Mn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Kinder Morgan | 112.74 Bn | 113.82 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Enbridge | 89.82 Bn | 89.03 Bn | 6.70 Bn | 0.01% |
| 5 | Enterprise Products Partners | 83.97 Bn | 82.82 Bn | - | 0.01% |
| 6 | Tc Energy | 72.76 Bn | 73.95 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Energy Transfer | 70.27 Bn | 69.30 Bn | 6.62 Bn | 1.70% |
| 8 | Targa Resources | 61.30 Bn | 61.34 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Oneok | 61.15 Bn | 61.02 Bn | 8.98 Bn | 0.01% |
| 10 | Mplx | 58.39 Bn | 56.89 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.70% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.27% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.56% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.21% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.08% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.04% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.23% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.03% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.03% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.05% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.08% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.16% |