Helix Energy Solutions (HLX) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Helix Energy Solutions' (HLX) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 1.89% in Q1 2026, down 408.0% year-on-year from 0.61% in Q1 2025, and down 32.6% on a QoQ basis from 2.8% in Q4 2025.

Helix Energy Solutions (HLX) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Helix Energy Solutions (HLX) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 1.89% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 408.0% year-over-year to 1.89% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 1.89%, a 408.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 2.82%, down 278.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 1.89%, down from 2.8% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for HLX reached as high as 5.97% in Q1 2025 and fell as low as 4.4% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 1.59% across 5 years, with a median of 2.8% in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 543 bps in 2022 and soared 552 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.16% in 2022, then jumped by 244 bps to 3.1% in 2023, then soared by 77 bps to 5.48% in 2024, then sank by 49 bps to 2.8% in 2025, then slumped by 33 bps to 1.89% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 1.89% in Q1 2026, 2.8% in Q4 2025, and 3.58% in Q3 2025.

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3 TechnipFMC 30.64 Bn 29.36 Bn 1.64 Bn 27.54%
4 Halliburton 27.87 Bn 25.86 Bn 2.04 Bn 12.84%
5 Nov 7.48 Bn 6.14 Bn 379.00 Mn 5.18%
6 Weatherford International 6.35 Bn 5.21 Bn 776.00 Mn 16.47%
7 Archrock 6.34 Bn 6.34 Bn 247.42 Mn 20.44%
8 Oceaneering International 5.28 Bn 4.67 Bn 127.27 Mn 15.00%
9 Kodiak Gas Services 5.09 Bn 4.99 Bn 222.88 Mn 8.84%
10 Helix Energy Solutions 1.45 Bn 948.28 Mn 8.83 Mn 1.89%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.89%
Dec 31, 2025 2.80%
Sep 30, 2025 3.58%
Jun 30, 2025 3.49%
Mar 31, 2025 5.97%
Dec 31, 2024 5.48%
Sep 30, 2024 4.81%
Jun 30, 2024 4.49%
Mar 31, 2024 3.15%
Dec 31, 2023 3.10%
Sep 30, 2023 2.11%
Jun 30, 2023 0.94%
Mar 31, 2023 -0.96%
Dec 31, 2022 -2.16%
Sep 30, 2022 -3.41%
Jun 30, 2022 -4.40%
Mar 31, 2022 -3.94%
Dec 31, 2021 -2.37%
Sep 30, 2021 -0.99%
Jun 30, 2021 0.39%