Kosmos Energy (KOS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Kosmos Energy's Return on Assets [ROA] was -10.75% in Q3 2026, down 4.36 percentage points from -6.39% a year earlier but up 1.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Kosmos Energy (KOS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Kosmos Energy came in at -13.99%, down 17.69 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -3.93 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 3.71% in FY2024 (-0.78 pp), 4.49% in FY2023 (-0.27 pp), 4.76% in FY2022 (+6.53 pp) and -1.77% in FY2021 (+8.29 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has moved between -17.19% (Q1 2026) and 8.92% (Q3 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for eight straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -8.95 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 13.06 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2025 (a drop of 17.82 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, KOS's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was -11.93% (Q2 2026), -17.19% (Q1 2026) and -14.30% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 696.20 Bn | 661.07 Bn | 47.44 Bn | 8.98% |
| 2 | Shell | 563.81 Bn | 425.16 Bn | - | 4.18% |
| 3 | Chevron | 432.14 Bn | 404.83 Bn | 31.26 Bn | 8.25% |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 200.31 Bn | 75.66 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 6.03% |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 181.16 Bn | 124.34 Bn | - | 5.60% |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 168.32 Bn | 137.35 Bn | 12.63 Bn | 9.23% |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 107.41 Bn | 20.34 Bn | 4.49 Bn | 834.81% |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 103.54 Bn | 97.44 Bn | 9.35 Bn | - |
| 9 | Phillips 66 | 103.32 Bn | 88.28 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 15.10% |
| 10 | Kosmos Energy | 1.33 Bn | 900.72 Mn | - | -10.75% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -10.75% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -11.93% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -17.19% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -14.30% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -6.39% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.05% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.24% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.81% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.31% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.31% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.59% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.65% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.77% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.92% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.79% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.29% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.71% |
API Access
Kosmos Energy Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=KOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "KOS", "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-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=KOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();