Oneok (OKE) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Oneok (OKE) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 9.98% in Q1 2026, up 4.76% quarter-over-quarter from 9.53% in Q4 2025, and up 111.0% on a YoY basis from 4.73% in Q1 2025.
Oneok (OKE) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Oneok's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 9.98% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 111.0% year-over-year to 9.98%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 9.98% (up 111.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 9.73%, down 36.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 9.98% for Q1 2026 at Oneok, up from 9.53% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 16.38% in Q1 2023 to a low of 8.87% in Q1 2025.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 11.36% across 5 years, with a median of 10.2% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed soared 362 bps in 2023, then slumped 731 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 13.14% in 2022, then fell by 24 bps to 10.02% in 2023, then retreated by 6 bps to 9.44% in 2024, then advanced by 1 bps to 9.53% in 2025, then rose by 5 bps to 9.98% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 9.98% (Q1 2026), 9.53% (Q4 2025), and 9.65% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enbridge | 88.33 Bn | 89.03 Bn | 6.70 Bn | 5.26% |
| 2 | Enterprise Products Partners | 80.83 Bn | 79.68 Bn | - | 11.93% |
| 3 | Kinder Morgan | 69.66 Bn | 70.75 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 7.42% |
| 4 | Energy Transfer | 65.60 Bn | 64.88 Bn | 6.62 Bn | 7.59% |
| 5 | Scorpio Tankers | 59.17 Bn | 58.19 Bn | - | 13.21% |
| 6 | Mplx | 57.43 Bn | 55.92 Bn | 2.54 Bn | 14.56% |
| 7 | Targa Resources | 56.68 Bn | 56.71 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 3.63% |
| 8 | Oneok | 55.34 Bn | 55.21 Bn | 2.57 Bn | 9.98% |
| 9 | Tc Energy | 50.79 Bn | 51.99 Bn | 2.95 Bn | - |
| 10 | Cheniere Energy | 50.33 Bn | 52.53 Bn | 5.86 Bn | 11.63% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.98% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.53% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.65% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.26% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.87% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.44% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.22% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.20% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.07% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.15% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.23% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.38% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.14% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.29% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.96% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.76% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.62% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.91% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 11.31% |