Transocean (RIG) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Transocean (RIG) reported Return on Capital Employed of 0.02% for Q1 2026, down 13.0% year-over-year from 0.02% in Q1 2025, and up 101.39% quarter-over-quarter from 1.51% in Q4 2025.
Transocean (RIG) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Transocean (RIG) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 0.02% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 0.02%, down 13.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.02% (down 13.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.36%, down 114.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed improved to 0.02% in Q1 2026 per RIG's latest filing, from 1.51% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 0.43% in Q1 2024 and troughed at 14.03% in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 1.6% and a median of 0.4% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed surged 150 bps in 2024, then tumbled 1204 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.23% in 2022, then tumbled by 70 bps to 0.4% in 2023, then surged by 43 bps to 0.23% in 2024, then tumbled by 571 bps to 1.51% in 2025, then jumped by 101 bps to 0.02% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows RIG's Return on Capital Employed at 0.02% in Q1 2026, 1.51% in Q4 2025, and 14.03% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Precision Drilling | 156.90 Bn | 156.84 Bn | 120.82 Mn | 19.54% |
| 2 | Noble | 7.48 Bn | 6.81 Bn | 755.58 Mn | 6.68% |
| 3 | Transocean | 6.71 Bn | 6.09 Bn | 475.00 Mn | 0.02% |
| 4 | Patterson Uti Energy | 4.36 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 535.85 Mn | -1.52% |
| 5 | Helmerich & Payne | 3.92 Bn | 3.82 Bn | 907.56 Mn | -4.09% |
| 6 | Seadrill | 2.75 Bn | 2.42 Bn | 177.00 Mn | 1.49% |
| 7 | Sable Offshore | 1.56 Bn | 1.51 Bn | -66.76 Mn | -71.06% |
| 8 | Nabors Industries | 1.45 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 290.08 Mn | -37.93% |
| 9 | Borr Drilling | 1.40 Bn | 1.16 Bn | - | 9.32% |
| 10 | Valaris | 492.40 Mn | -85.40 Mn | 92.00 Mn | 7.77% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.51% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -14.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -5.22% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.15% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.99% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.34% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.43% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.40% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.74% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.16% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.23% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.06% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.34% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.50% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.57% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.52% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.50% |