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Nov (NOV) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Nov's Return on Capital Employed history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.01% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.01%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 0.01%, down 1.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.01%, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.01% at Nov, up from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.08% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 0.07% in Q1 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.01% (2022), against an average of 0.01%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed soared 77bps in 2021 before it dropped -5bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.02% in 2021, then skyrocketed by 301bps to 0.04% in 2022, then tumbled by -57bps to 0.02% in 2023, then rose by 27bps to 0.02% in 2024, then tumbled by -54bps to 0.01% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for NOV's Return on Capital Employed are 0.01% (Q4 2025), 0.01% (Q3 2025), and 0.0% (Q2 2025).