Nov (NOV) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Nov (NOV) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 5.33% in Q3 2026, down 1.37 percentage points from 6.70% a year earlier but up 0.33 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nov (NOV) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Nov reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 5.54%, down 4.22 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +30.61 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 9.75% in FY2024 (+1.89 pp), 7.86% in FY2023 (+4.30 pp), 3.56% in FY2022 (+5.28 pp) and -1.71% in FY2021 (+23.36 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has ranged from -1.75% in Q4 2021 to 9.69% in Q4 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.66 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 27.89 percentage points in Q4 2021, against a drop of 5.11 percentage points in Q1 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 5.00% (Q2 2026), 4.37% (Q1 2026) and 5.55% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 75.75 Bn | 72.19 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 11.29% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 48.33 Bn | 10.06 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 14.16% |
| 3 | Halliburton | 27.11 Bn | 19.06 Bn | 840.00 Mn | 14.18% |
| 4 | TechnipFMC | 25.53 Bn | 21.50 Bn | 728.70 Mn | 33.29% |
| 5 | Noble | 6.85 Bn | 4.92 Bn | 228.22 Mn | 5.53% |
| 6 | Nov | 6.35 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 439.00 Mn | 5.33% |
| 7 | Weatherford International | 6.08 Bn | 1.82 Bn | 374.00 Mn | 16.42% |
| 8 | Transocean | 6.08 Bn | 4.12 Bn | 348.00 Mn | 5.95% |
| 9 | Valaris | 5.60 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 176.30 Mn | 4.08% |
| 10 | Kodiak Gas Services | 4.48 Bn | 4.15 Bn | 259.04 Mn | 8.85% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.33% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.37% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.55% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.67% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.48% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.69% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.16% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.04% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.61% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.69% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.05% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.24% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.51% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.16% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.15% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.88% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.75% |
API Access
Nov Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=NOV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "NOV", "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=NOV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();