Northern Oil & Gas (NOG) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Northern Oil & Gas' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -7.08% for Q3 2026, down 13.82 percentage points from 6.74% a year earlier but up 0.66 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Northern Oil & Gas (NOG) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Northern Oil & Gas' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 3.30%, down 11.64 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last three years, though with a five-year change of +73.44 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 14.94% in FY2024 (-18.69 pp), 33.63% in FY2023 (-18.04 pp), 51.67% in FY2022 (+43.03 pp) and 8.64% in FY2021 (+78.78 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] is -10.96% (Q1 2026) to 55.68% (Q3 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for 13 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -13.74 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 112.51 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2024 (a drop of 36.82 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows NOG's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at -7.74% (Q2 2026), -10.96% (Q1 2026) and 3.34% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 696.20 Bn | 661.07 Bn | 47.44 Bn | 13.86% |
| 2 | Shell | 563.81 Bn | 425.16 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Chevron | 432.14 Bn | 404.83 Bn | 31.26 Bn | 12.13% |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 200.31 Bn | 75.66 Bn | 31.61 Bn | - |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 181.16 Bn | 124.34 Bn | - | 9.03% |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 168.32 Bn | 137.35 Bn | 12.63 Bn | 25.32% |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 107.41 Bn | 20.34 Bn | 4.49 Bn | 57.33% |
| 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 | 25.31% |
| 10 | Northern Oil & Gas | 2.66 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 202.42 Mn | -7.08% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -7.08% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -7.74% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -10.96% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.34% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.74% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.53% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.41% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.30% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.32% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.63% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.33% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 28.16% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 23.91% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 44.92% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 55.15% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 40.96% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 55.68% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 25.28% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -4.45% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.75% |
API Access
Northern Oil & Gas Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=NOG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "NOG", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=NOG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();