Kosmos Energy (KOS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Kosmos Energy (KOS) reported Return on Capital Employed of 18.45% for Q1 2026, down 2663.0% on a YoY basis from 0.72% in Q1 2025, and down 34.04% sequentially from 13.77% in Q4 2025.

Kosmos Energy (KOS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kosmos Energy (KOS) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 18.45% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 2663.0% year-over-year to 18.45%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 18.45% (down 2663.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 2.32%, down 1901.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed fell to 18.45% in Q1 2026, from 13.77% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 19.15% in Q3 2022 to a low of 18.45% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 6.19% and a median of 8.61% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 2213 bps in 2022 and tumbled 2663 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing KOS's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 8.42% in 2022, then climbed by 23 bps to 10.38% in 2023, then advanced by 21 bps to 12.56% in 2024, then tumbled by 210 bps to 13.77% in 2025, then sank by 34 bps to 18.45% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KOS's Return on Capital Employed at 18.45% in Q1 2026, 13.77% in Q4 2025, and 0.4% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Conocophillips 141.43 Bn 135.06 Bn 9.48 Bn 22.86%
2 Eog Resources 74.61 Bn 70.76 Bn - 15.04%
3 Diamondback Energy 55.39 Bn 55.39 Bn 4.22 Bn -0.44%
4 Woodside Energy 41.28 Bn 35.34 Bn 2.71 Bn -
5 Occidental Petroleum 32.80 Bn 28.99 Bn 4.87 Bn 1.41%
6 Eqt 32.48 Bn 32.37 Bn 1.42 Bn 10.19%
7 Texas Pacific Land 27.36 Bn 27.11 Bn - 39.41%
8 Devon Energy 26.53 Bn 24.72 Bn 3.61 Bn 10.92%
9 Expand Energy 21.67 Bn 19.37 Bn 4.21 Bn 17.11%
10 Kosmos Energy 1.24 Bn 1.11 Bn - -18.45%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -18.45%
Dec 31, 2025 -13.77%
Sep 30, 2025 0.40%
Jun 30, 2025 4.86%
Mar 31, 2025 8.18%
Dec 31, 2024 12.56%
Sep 30, 2024 10.10%
Jun 30, 2024 11.37%
Mar 31, 2024 10.14%
Dec 31, 2023 10.38%
Sep 30, 2023 4.57%
Jun 30, 2023 8.61%
Mar 31, 2023 11.79%
Dec 31, 2022 8.42%
Sep 30, 2022 19.15%
Jun 30, 2022 11.41%
Mar 31, 2022 5.47%
Dec 31, 2021 2.34%
Sep 30, 2021 -2.98%
Jun 30, 2021 -3.48%