Kosmos Energy (KOS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Kosmos Energy (KOS) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -5.31% for Q2 2026, down 6.58 percentage points from 1.27% a year earlier but up 8.53 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Kosmos Energy (KOS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Kosmos Energy's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -9.28%, down 18.96 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -0.83 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Kosmos Energy's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 9.68% in FY2024 (-1.44 pp), 11.12% in FY2023 (+0.25 pp), 10.88% in FY2022 (+8.68 pp) and 2.19% in FY2021 (+10.65 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of -13.84% in Q1 2026 to a high of 18.98% in Q3 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -8.68 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q3 2022, with a gain of 21.70 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a drop of 18.86 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was -13.84% (Q1 2026), -9.52% (Q4 2025) and -2.72% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 673.87 Bn | 637.09 Bn | - | 12.28% |
| 2 | Shell | 543.95 Bn | 454.50 Bn | 30.13 Bn | 19.08% |
| 3 | Chevron | 409.32 Bn | 387.11 Bn | 33.45 Bn | -29.93% |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 186.50 Bn | 69.63 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 171.15 Bn | 120.67 Bn | - | 5.20% |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 152.65 Bn | 125.36 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 28.17% |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 105.44 Bn | 51.50 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Phillips 66 | 105.42 Bn | 94.41 Bn | 8.38 Bn | -190.97% |
| 9 | Canadian Natural Resources | 99.52 Bn | 96.47 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Kosmos Energy | 1.54 Bn | 1.15 Bn | - | -5.31% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -5.31% |
| 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% |
API Access
Kosmos Energy Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();