Korea Electric Power (KEP) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2015 - 2026)
Korea Electric Power's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 9.88% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 0.79 percentage points from 9.09% a year earlier and up 0.85 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Korea Electric Power (KEP) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Korea Electric Power came in at 7.37%, up 3.03 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +5.35 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 4.34% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+6.63 pp), -2.29% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+15.73 pp), -18.02% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-14.20 pp) and -3.82% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-5.84 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has moved between -34.76% (the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022) and 10.55% (the quarter ended Sep 30, 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for 11 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +9.27 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2024 (a gain of 33.40 percentage points); the worst was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022 (a drop of 30.82 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, KEP's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was 9.03% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 8.84% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 10.55% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin Electric Power | 99,216.00 Bn | 99,215.99 Bn | 911.30 Mn | 8.06% |
| 2 | Enel Chile | 301.57 Bn | 301.57 Bn | 1.33 Bn | - |
| 3 | Nextera Energy | 180.93 Bn | 179.04 Bn | - | 4.66% |
| 4 | Southern | 109.04 Bn | 101.70 Bn | 7.31 Bn | 5.00% |
| 5 | Duke Energy | 100.59 Bn | 99.24 Bn | 6.37 Bn | 5.52% |
| 6 | National Grid | 86.94 Bn | 59.27 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | American Electric Power | 69.61 Bn | 68.67 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 5.76% |
| 8 | Entergy | 53.37 Bn | 42.94 Bn | - | 5.06% |
| 9 | Sempra | 51.29 Bn | 84.11 Bn | - | 7.17% |
| 10 | Korea Electric Power | 14.38 Bn | -15.00 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 5.19% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.19% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.96% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.73% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.59% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.22% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.65% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.41% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.60% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.93% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.76% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.52% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -10.35% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -13.15% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -15.38% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -18.44% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -13.58% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -9.71% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.01% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.09% |
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Korea Electric Power Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "KEP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=KEP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();