Kosmos Energy (KOS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Kosmos Energy's (KOS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 13.84% in Q1 2026, down 1886.0% year-on-year from 0.77% in Q1 2025, and down 45.45% quarter-over-quarter from 9.52% in Q4 2025.
Kosmos Energy (KOS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kosmos Energy has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 13.84% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 13.84%, down 1886.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 13.84% (down 1886.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 9.28%, down 1896.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 13.84% for Q1 2026 at Kosmos Energy, down from 9.52% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 18.98% in Q3 2022 to a low of 13.84% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 10.11% (2023), against an average of 6.41%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 2170 bps in 2022 and plunged 1886 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Kosmos Energy's Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.9% in 2022, then retreated by 2 bps to 10.63% in 2023, then slipped by 14 bps to 9.14% in 2024, then slumped by 204 bps to 9.52% in 2025, then plunged by 45 bps to 13.84% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 13.84% (Q1 2026), 9.52% (Q4 2025), and 2.72% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodside Energy | 630.08 Bn | 624.14 Bn | - | 13.66% |
| 2 | Canadian Natural Resources | 388.31 Bn | 388.31 Bn | 6.72 Bn | - |
| 3 | Conocophillips | 142.98 Bn | 136.61 Bn | 9.48 Bn | 22.41% |
| 4 | Eog Resources | 72.93 Bn | 69.08 Bn | - | 15.04% |
| 5 | Occidental Petroleum | 55.91 Bn | 52.73 Bn | 4.87 Bn | 19.02% |
| 6 | Diamondback Energy | 54.95 Bn | 61.11 Bn | 4.22 Bn | -0.44% |
| 7 | Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V | 35.18 Bn | 34.56 Bn | 472.36 Mn | 23.41% |
| 8 | Eqt | 32.94 Bn | 36.28 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 12.16% |
| 9 | Vermilion Energy | 31.24 Bn | 31.05 Bn | 370.10 Mn | 34,022.25% |
| 10 | Kosmos Energy | 1.41 Bn | 1.28 Bn | - | -13.84% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -13.84% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -9.52% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.72% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.27% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.14% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.81% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.31% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.63% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.34% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.11% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.29% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.90% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.98% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.24% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.28% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.12% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -2.71% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -3.19% |