Korea Electric Power (KEP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2012 - 2026)
Korea Electric Power (KEP) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 6.99% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 0.47 percentage points from 6.51% a year earlier but down 0.59 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Korea Electric Power (KEP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Korea Electric Power's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 7.41%, up 2.83 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +5.08 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In prior years, Korea Electric Power's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 4.59% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+6.98 pp), -2.39% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+14.43 pp), -16.82% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-13.50 pp) and -3.32% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-5.65 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of -29.51% in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022 to a high of 7.58% in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last 11 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +7.18 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2024, with a gain of 25.41 percentage points; the weakest was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022, with a drop of 26.30 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 7.58% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 7.30% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 7.58% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 287.73 Bn | 287.73 Bn | 890.00 Mn | 34.35% |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 160.25 Bn | 161.15 Bn | - | 4.32% |
| 3 | Southern | 96.31 Bn | 87.36 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 5.08% |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 88.79 Bn | 87.40 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 5.10% |
| 5 | National Grid | 79.16 Bn | 60.69 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 65.09 Bn | 63.47 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 4.97% |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 53.95 Bn | 56.63 Bn | - | 3.53% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.22 Bn | 50.35 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 4.60% |
| 9 | Entergy | 47.09 Bn | 36.28 Bn | - | 4.51% |
| 10 | Korea Electric Power | 14.23 Bn | -5.15 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 6.99% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.99% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.58% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.30% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.58% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.51% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.62% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.93% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.15% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -6.09% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -20.25% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -24.72% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -27.26% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -29.51% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -14.96% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -11.10% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -8.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.21% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.03% |
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Korea Electric Power Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "KEP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
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const data = await res.json();