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% on a QoQ basis from 1.51% in Q4 2025.
Transocean (RIG) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 0.02% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 13.0% year-over-year to 0.02% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.02% (down 13.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.36%, down 114.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 0.02% in Q1 2026 per RIG's latest filing, from 1.51% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.43% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 14.03% in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.4% (2023), against an average of 1.6%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Return on Capital Employed soared 150 bps; it then sank 1204 bps in 2025.
- Tracing RIG's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 0.23% in 2022, then sank by 70 bps to 0.4% in 2023, then soared by 43 bps to 0.23% in 2024, then sank by 571 bps to 1.51% in 2025, then surged by 101 bps to 0.02% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest RIG Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 0.02% (Q1 2026), 1.51% (Q4 2025), and 14.03% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Precision Drilling | 157.47 Bn | 157.41 Bn | 120.82 Mn | 19.54% |
| 2 | Noble | 8.34 Bn | 7.67 Bn | 755.58 Mn | 6.68% |
| 3 | Transocean | 7.55 Bn | 6.94 Bn | 475.00 Mn | 0.02% |
| 4 | Patterson Uti Energy | 4.63 Bn | 4.30 Bn | 535.85 Mn | -1.52% |
| 5 | Helmerich & Payne | 3.96 Bn | 3.86 Bn | 907.56 Mn | -4.09% |
| 6 | Seadrill | 3.20 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 177.00 Mn | 1.49% |
| 7 | Sable Offshore | 2.10 Bn | 2.05 Bn | -66.76 Mn | -71.06% |
| 8 | Nabors Industries | 1.49 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 290.08 Mn | -37.93% |
| 9 | Borr Drilling | 1.48 Bn | 1.10 Bn | - | 9.99% |
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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -1.78% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -2.38% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -4.09% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -1.54% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -5.21% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -5.41% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -5.37% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -9.27% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -12.73% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -11.90% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -10.37% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -3.53% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 3.62% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 4.61% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 6.57% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 7.49% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 8.91% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 5.82% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -0.10% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -10.97% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -9.64% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -5.40% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -1.21% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 9.00% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 8.19% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 7.65% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 8.25% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 8.50% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 5.61% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 5.39% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -16.93% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -18.95% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -16.34% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -15.71% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 1.17% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 2.18% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 3.86% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 5.45% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 10.48% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 11.84% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 12.07% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 13.49% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 13.56% |