Helix Energy Solutions HLX
NYSE HLX
$10.35 -0.11 (-1.05%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Helix Energy Solutions (HLX) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.01% for Q1 2026, down 2.0% year-over-year from 0.01% in Q1 2025, and down 41.11% quarter-over-quarter from 0.01% in Q4 2025.

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

Helix Energy Solutions (HLX) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 17 consecutive years, with 0.01% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 2.0% year-over-year to 0.01%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.01% (down 2.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.05%, up 3.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital slipped to 0.01% in Q1 2026 per HLX's latest filing, from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.03% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 0.01% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.01% across 5 years, with a median of 0.0% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Return on Invested Capital grew 3 bps — and 2026, when it declined 2 bps.
  • Helix Energy Solutions' Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2022, then jumped by 152 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then jumped by 359 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then increased by 7 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then tumbled by 41 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HLX's Return on Invested Capital at 0.01% in Q1 2026, 0.01% in Q4 2025, and 0.02% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Slb 80.33 Bn 76.25 Bn 4.63 Bn -
2 Baker Hughes 61.93 Bn 46.20 Bn 1.58 Bn 0.02%
3 Tenaris 53.10 Bn 44.08 Bn 984.66 4,165.38%
4 TechnipFMC 30.78 Bn 29.54 Bn 1.40 Bn -0.11%
5 Halliburton 29.58 Bn 27.53 Bn 2.10 Bn 0.03%
6 Nov 7.35 Bn 6.19 Bn 521.00 Mn 0.01%
7 Weatherford International 6.52 Bn 5.39 Bn 662.00 Mn 0.02%
8 Kodiak Gas Services 5.83 Bn 5.69 Bn 246.76 Mn 0.09%
9 Archrock 5.52 Bn 5.52 Bn 244.51 Mn 0.00%
10 Helix Energy Solutions 1.53 Bn 882.53 Mn 56.20 Mn 0.01%

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 0.01%
Mar 31, 2026 0.01%
Dec 31, 2025 0.01%
Sep 30, 2025 0.02%
Jun 30, 2025 0.02%
Mar 31, 2025 0.03%
Dec 31, 2024 0.01%
Sep 30, 2024 0.01%
Jun 30, 2024 0.00%
Mar 31, 2024 0.00%
Dec 31, 2023 0.00%
Sep 30, 2023 0.00%
Jun 30, 2023 0.00%
Mar 31, 2023 0.00%
Dec 31, 2022 0.00%
Sep 30, 2022 0.00%
Jun 30, 2022 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2022 0.00%
Dec 31, 2021 0.00%
Sep 30, 2021 0.00%