KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2013 - 2026)
KNOT Offshore Partners' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 5.40% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 1.48 percentage points from 6.87% a year earlier and down 0.97 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at KNOT Offshore Partners came in at 7.04%, up 1.42 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -0.92 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 5.62% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+3.99 pp), 1.63% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-3.40 pp), 5.03% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+0.47 pp) and 4.56% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-3.40 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 marks the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since the quarter ended Sep 30, 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was higher in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.16 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2025 (a gain of 4.31 percentage points); the worst was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022 (a drop of 4.48 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, KNOP's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was 6.36% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 6.63% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 8.50% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 165.28 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | 15.69% |
| 2 | Csx | 87.86 Bn | 84.08 Bn | - | 12.29% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 75.56 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - | 6.84% |
| 4 | Norfolk Southern | 71.27 Bn | 65.91 Bn | - | 9.67% |
| 5 | United Parcel Service | 69.70 Bn | 46.62 Bn | - | 11.61% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.71 Bn | 34.65 Bn | - | 7.01% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.32 Bn | 37.50 Bn | - | 10.65% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 37.44 Bn | 36.71 Bn | - | 28.03% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.52 Bn | -19.85 Bn | - | 8.86% |
| 10 | KNOT Offshore Partners | 354.44 Mn | 354.44 Mn | 60.33 Mn | 5.40% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.40% |
| 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% |
API Access
KNOT Offshore Partners Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KNOP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "KNOP", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KNOP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();