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

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DateValue
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%