Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025)

Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro's (PBR) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 17.78% in Q3 2025, down 1111.0% year-on-year from 1.76% in Q3 2024, and down 33.93% quarter-over-quarter from 26.92% in Q2 2025.

Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 17.78% for Q3 2025.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q3 2025 came in at 17.78%, down 1111.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2025 was 17.78% (down 1111.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 27.27%, up 56.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 17.78% for Q3 2025 at Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro, down from 26.92% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 37.75% in Q4 2022 to a low of 15.22% in Q1 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 25.42% (2021), against an average of 25.73%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 2494 bps in 2021 and tumbled 1606 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro's Return on Capital Employed stood at 24.63% in 2021, then surged by 53 bps to 37.75% in 2022, then plunged by 43 bps to 21.68% in 2023, then soared by 33 bps to 28.9% in 2024, then sank by 38 bps to 17.78% in 2025.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 17.78% (Q3 2025), 26.92% (Q2 2025), and 28.9% (Q3 2024), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro 1,901.04 Bn 1,894.28 Bn 11.34 Bn -
2 Exxon Mobil 629.96 Bn 628.14 Bn - 10.30%
3 TotalEnergies SE 621.59 Bn 621.59 Bn 26,816.00 222.35%
4 Shell 546.31 Bn 505.07 Bn - -
5 Chevron 370.90 Bn 376.56 Bn 20.34 Bn 18.04%
6 Cenovus Energy 354.37 Bn 352.41 Bn 6.46 Bn 12.10%
7 Eni Spa 252.26 Bn 242.70 Bn - 3.93%
8 Bp 196.12 Bn 159.56 Bn - -
9 Suncor Energy 57.67 Bn 55.06 Bn 7.44 Bn 40.53%
10 Imperial Oil 42.92 Bn 42.17 Bn - 11.13%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2025 17.78%
Jun 30, 2025 26.92%
Sep 30, 2024 28.90%
Jun 30, 2024 20.52%
Mar 31, 2024 19.48%
Dec 31, 2023 21.68%
Sep 30, 2023 23.60%
Jun 30, 2023 27.04%
Mar 31, 2023 34.26%
Dec 31, 2022 37.75%
Sep 30, 2022 35.55%
Jun 30, 2022 32.34%
Mar 31, 2022 26.58%
Dec 31, 2021 24.63%
Sep 30, 2021 25.42%
Jun 30, 2021 19.78%
Mar 31, 2021 15.22%
Dec 31, 2020 6.52%
Sep 30, 2020 0.49%
Jun 30, 2020 9.20%