KPIs & Operating Metrics(New)
Growth Metrics

Plains All American Pipeline (PAA) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Plains All American Pipeline has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 5.92% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed rose 195.0% year-over-year to 5.92%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 5.92%, up 195.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 6.12%, 218.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 5.92% at Plains All American Pipeline, up from 4.77% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 8.45% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 0.96% in Q3 2021.
  • A 5-year average of 4.77% and a median of 4.8% in 2023 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: soared 1602bps in 2021 and later tumbled -362bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.22% in 2021, then soared by 41bps to 5.93% in 2022, then dropped by -6bps to 5.58% in 2023, then decreased by -29bps to 3.96% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 49bps to 5.92% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for PAA at 5.92% in Q4 2025, 4.77% in Q3 2025, and 3.45% in Q2 2025.