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.
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 Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 287.73 Bn | 287.73 Bn | 890.00 Mn | - |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 160.25 Bn | 161.15 Bn | - | 4.94% |
| 3 | Southern | 96.31 Bn | 87.36 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 5.14% |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 88.79 Bn | 87.40 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 5.41% |
| 5 | National Grid | 79.16 Bn | 60.69 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 65.09 Bn | 63.47 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 5.55% |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 53.95 Bn | 56.63 Bn | - | 3.52% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.22 Bn | 50.35 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 3.27% |
| 9 | Entergy | 47.09 Bn | 36.28 Bn | - | 4.68% |
| 10 | Korea Electric Power | 14.23 Bn | -5.15 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 9.88% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.88% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.03% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.84% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.55% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.09% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.83% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.35% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.89% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.19% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.05% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -6.65% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -27.31% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -33.21% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -32.40% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -34.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -20.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -15.02% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -9.78% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.94% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.04% |
Korea Electric Power Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "KEP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
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const data = await res.json();