Kosmos Energy (KOS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Kosmos Energy (KOS) posted Return on Capital Employed of 13.02% for Q1 2026, down 48.62% sequentially from 8.76% in Q4 2025, and down 1606.0% YoY from 0.86% in Q1 2025.
Kosmos Energy (KOS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kosmos Energy has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 13.02% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1606.0% year-over-year to 13.02% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 13.02% (down 1606.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.32%, down 1901.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 13.02% in Q1 2026 per KOS's latest filing, from 8.76% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 18.98% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 13.02% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 6.64% and a median of 8.72% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed jumped 2161 bps in 2022, then tumbled 1942 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 8.72% in 2022, then soared by 73 bps to 15.07% in 2023, then slumped by 50 bps to 7.47% in 2024, then sank by 217 bps to 8.76% in 2025, then slumped by 49 bps to 13.02% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 13.02%, 8.76%, and 5.08% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| 10 | Kosmos Energy | 1.81 Bn | 1.69 Bn | - | -5.31% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -5.31% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -13.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -8.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -5.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.65% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.03% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.47% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.33% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.74% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.90% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.10% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.72% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.98% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.23% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.28% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.15% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -2.63% |