Natural Resource Partners (NRP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Natural Resource Partners (NRP) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 15.18% for Q2 2026, down 8.21 percentage points from 23.39% a year earlier and down 1.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Natural Resource Partners (NRP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Natural Resource Partners' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 19.84%, down 6.60 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +24.49 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Natural Resource Partners' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 26.44% in FY2024 (-10.70 pp), 37.14% in FY2023 (+1.45 pp), 35.69% in FY2022 (+18.77 pp) and 16.92% in FY2021 (+21.57 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last ten quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -8.94 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 Q1 2022, with a gain of 29.20 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2024, with a drop of 11.78 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 16.68% (Q1 2026), 20.11% (Q4 2025) and 21.95% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 674.90 Bn | 638.12 Bn | - | 12.28% |
| 2 | Shell | 547.48 Bn | 458.03 Bn | 30.13 Bn | 19.08% |
| 3 | Chevron | 408.53 Bn | 386.32 Bn | 33.45 Bn | -29.93% |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 186.30 Bn | 69.43 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 172.32 Bn | 121.84 Bn | - | 5.20% |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 152.28 Bn | 124.99 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 28.17% |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 106.44 Bn | 52.50 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Phillips 66 | 105.58 Bn | 94.57 Bn | 8.38 Bn | -190.97% |
| 9 | Canadian Natural Resources | 100.85 Bn | 97.81 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Natural Resource Partners | 1.46 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 47.24 Mn | 15.18% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.18% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.68% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.11% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 21.95% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.39% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 26.88% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 29.51% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 32.71% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 35.64% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 38.66% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 38.45% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 39.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 39.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 37.32% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 38.92% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 29.71% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.78% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.74% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.50% |
Natural Resource Partners 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=NRP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "NRP", "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=NRP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();