Growth Metrics

Helix Energy Solutions (HLX) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Helix Energy Solutions has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 1.89% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 408.0% to 1.89% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 1.89% through Mar 2026, down 408.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 2.82% for FY2025, 278.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 1.89% for Q1 2026 at Helix Energy Solutions, down from 2.8% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 5.97% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 4.4% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 3.1% (2023), against an average of 1.92%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed surged 694bps in 2023 and then tumbled -408bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.76% in 2022, then soared by 508bps to 3.1% in 2023, then soared by 77bps to 5.48% in 2024, then plummeted by -49bps to 2.8% in 2025, then crashed by -33bps to 1.89% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for HLX's Return on Capital Employed are 1.89% (Q1 2026), 2.8% (Q4 2025), and 3.58% (Q3 2025).