Matador Resources (MTDR) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)

Matador Resources' (MTDR) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 8.45% in Q1 2026, down 685.0% year-on-year from 1.44% in Q1 2025, and down 26.65% on a QoQ basis from 11.52% in Q4 2025.

Matador Resources (MTDR) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Matador Resources (MTDR) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 8.45% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 685.0% year-over-year to 8.45% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 8.45%, a 685.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 11.97%, down 533.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 8.45%, down from 11.52% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for MTDR reached as high as 37.98% in Q3 2022 and fell as low as 8.45% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 21.12% across 5 years, with a median of 17.92% in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 4470 bps in 2022 and slumped 1946 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 36.24% in 2022, then slumped by 52 bps to 17.53% in 2023, then retreated by 16 bps to 14.73% in 2024, then slipped by 22 bps to 11.52% in 2025, then decreased by 27 bps to 8.45% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 8.45% in Q1 2026, 11.52% in Q4 2025, and 13.17% 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 Matador Resources 5.83 Bn 5.71 Bn 926.76 Mn 8.45%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 8.45%
Dec 31, 2025 11.52%
Sep 30, 2025 13.17%
Jun 30, 2025 14.15%
Mar 31, 2025 15.30%
Dec 31, 2024 14.73%
Sep 30, 2024 16.74%
Jun 30, 2024 18.47%
Mar 31, 2024 17.92%
Dec 31, 2023 17.53%
Sep 30, 2023 18.52%
Jun 30, 2023 23.55%
Mar 31, 2023 33.58%
Dec 31, 2022 36.24%
Sep 30, 2022 37.98%
Jun 30, 2022 35.12%
Mar 31, 2022 26.05%
Dec 31, 2021 21.67%
Sep 30, 2021 11.91%
Jun 30, 2021 -1.25%