Kosmos Energy (KOS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Kosmos Energy (KOS) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -3.67% for Q3 2026, down 0.95 percentage points from -2.72% a year earlier but up 1.64 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 eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -9.48 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 -5.31% (Q2 2026), -13.84% (Q1 2026) and -9.52% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 696.20 Bn | 661.07 Bn | 47.44 Bn | 14.97% |
| 2 | Shell | 563.81 Bn | 425.16 Bn | - | 15.97% |
| 3 | Chevron | 432.14 Bn | 404.83 Bn | 31.26 Bn | 13.86% |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 200.31 Bn | 75.66 Bn | 31.61 Bn | - |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 181.16 Bn | 124.34 Bn | - | 7.67% |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 168.32 Bn | 137.35 Bn | 12.63 Bn | 30.91% |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 107.41 Bn | 20.34 Bn | 4.49 Bn | - |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 103.54 Bn | 97.44 Bn | 9.35 Bn | - |
| 9 | Phillips 66 | 103.32 Bn | 88.28 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 26.83% |
| 10 | Kosmos Energy | 1.33 Bn | 900.72 Mn | - | -3.67% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -3.67% |
| 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% |
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();