Korea Electric Power (KEP) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)
Korea Electric Power (KEP) posted Return on Capital Employed of 7.51% for Q1 2026, up 4.41% sequentially from 7.19% in Q4 2025, and up 160.0% YoY from 2.89% in Q1 2025.
Korea Electric Power (KEP) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Korea Electric Power has reported Return on Capital Employed for 15 years, with the latest figure at 7.51% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 160.0% year-over-year to 7.51% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.51% (up 160.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.43%, up 288.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed improved to 7.51% in Q1 2026 per KEP's latest filing, from 7.19% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 7.51% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 29.73% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 6.18% and a median of 2.01% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed plunged 2646 bps in 2022, then jumped 2546 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 29.73% in 2022, then soared by 79 bps to 6.25% in 2023, then jumped by 174 bps to 4.62% in 2024, then jumped by 55 bps to 7.19% in 2025, then advanced by 4 bps to 7.51% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 7.51%, 7.19%, and 7.47% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| 10 | Korea Electric Power | 14.48 Bn | 9.50 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 7.51% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.51% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.19% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.47% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.91% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.62% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.75% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.03% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -6.25% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -20.47% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -24.92% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -27.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -29.73% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -14.96% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -11.10% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -8.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.27% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.09% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.69% |