KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)
KNOT Offshore Partners' (KNOP) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 6.36% in Q1 2026, up 57.0% year-on-year from 4.05% in Q1 2025, and down 4.01% quarter-over-quarter from 6.63% in Q4 2025.
KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
KNOT Offshore Partners' Return on Capital Employed history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 6.36% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 57.0% year-over-year to 6.36% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 6.36%, a 57.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 7.04%, up 142.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed retreated to 6.36% in Q1 2026 per KNOP's latest filing, from 6.63% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 8.5% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 1.49% in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 4.99% (2023), against an average of 4.67%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 448 bps in 2022 and surged 431 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.88% in 2022, then plunged by 65 bps to 1.7% in 2023, then jumped by 231 bps to 5.62% in 2024, then increased by 18 bps to 6.63% in 2025, then decreased by 4 bps to 6.36% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest KNOP Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 6.36% (Q1 2026), 6.63% (Q4 2025), and 8.5% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHT Holdings | 2,706.13 Bn | 2,706.00 Bn | 167.16 Mn | 22.21% |
| 2 | Flex LNG | 1,674.16 Bn | 1,673.77 Bn | 61.79 Mn | 14.37% |
| 3 | Kinder Morgan | 112.74 Bn | 113.82 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 7.68% |
| 4 | Enbridge | 89.82 Bn | 89.03 Bn | 6.70 Bn | 5.26% |
| 5 | Enterprise Products Partners | 83.97 Bn | 82.82 Bn | - | 11.93% |
| 6 | Tc Energy | 72.76 Bn | 73.95 Bn | 1.36 Bn | - |
| 7 | Energy Transfer | 70.27 Bn | 69.30 Bn | 6.62 Bn | 7.59% |
| 8 | Targa Resources | 61.30 Bn | 61.34 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 15.97% |
| 9 | Oneok | 61.15 Bn | 61.02 Bn | 8.98 Bn | 9.98% |
| 10 | KNOT Offshore Partners | 355.09 Mn | 262.43 Mn | 56.27 Mn | 6.36% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.36% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.63% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.50% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.87% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.80% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.62% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.19% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.19% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.86% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.70% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.83% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.49% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.99% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.33% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.04% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.08% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.67% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.90% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 6.44% |