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

Helix Energy Solutions (HLX) reported Return on Capital Employed of 1.89% for Q1 2026, down 408.0% year-over-year from 0.61% in Q1 2025, and down 32.6% quarter-over-quarter 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.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 1.89%, down 408.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.89% (down 408.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 2.82%, down 278.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed declined to 1.89% in Q1 2026 per HLX's latest filing, 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.
  • A 5-year average of 1.92% and a median of 3.1% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed surged 694 bps in 2023, then sank 408 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.76% in 2022, then soared by 508 bps to 3.1% in 2023, then soared by 77 bps to 5.48% in 2024, then plunged by 49 bps to 2.8% in 2025, then sank by 33 bps to 1.89% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HLX's Return on Capital Employed at 1.89% in Q1 2026, 2.8% in Q4 2025, and 3.58% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 Slb 82.25 Bn 80.04 Bn 4.67 Bn 36.80%
2 Baker Hughes 61.96 Bn 47.38 Bn 1.51 Bn 35.87%
3 Halliburton 32.79 Bn 30.84 Bn 2.04 Bn 12.84%
4 TechnipFMC 26.73 Bn 25.47 Bn 1.49 Bn 27.54%
5 Enerflex 8.62 Bn 8.57 Bn - 2.02%
6 Nov 7.27 Bn 5.98 Bn 119.00 Mn 4.37%
7 Weatherford International 6.99 Bn 5.94 Bn 876.00 Mn 19.80%
8 Archrock 5.95 Bn 5.95 Bn 247.42 Mn 20.30%
9 Kodiak Gas Services 5.60 Bn 5.50 Bn 222.88 Mn 8.84%
10 Helix Energy Solutions 1.36 Bn 858.51 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 3.53%
Jun 30, 2023 2.39%
Mar 31, 2023 0.42%
Dec 31, 2022 -0.76%
Sep 30, 2022 -3.41%
Jun 30, 2022 -4.40%
Mar 31, 2022 -3.94%
Dec 31, 2021 -2.37%
Sep 30, 2021 -1.59%
Jun 30, 2021 -0.80%