Transocean (RIG) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Transocean's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -7.15% in Q2 2026, up 0.30 percentage points from -7.46% a year earlier and up 7.69 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Transocean (RIG) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Transocean came in at -14.45%, down 12.15 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -12.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -2.30% in FY2024 (-0.58 pp), -1.72% in FY2023 (-1.55 pp), -0.16% in FY2022 (+0.40 pp) and -0.56% in FY2021 (+1.72 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was higher in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.16 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 1.80 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2025 (a drop of 13.69 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, RIG's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -14.84% (Q1 2026), -16.04% (Q4 2025) and -16.58% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 78.94 Bn | 74.87 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 11.42% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 55.26 Bn | 18.37 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 9.65% |
| 3 | Halliburton | 29.18 Bn | 20.90 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 13.06% |
| 4 | TechnipFMC | 27.68 Bn | 23.82 Bn | 684.70 Mn | -133.92% |
| 5 | Noble | 7.61 Bn | 5.54 Bn | 239.27 Mn | 5.17% |
| 6 | Transocean | 7.18 Bn | 4.89 Bn | 358.00 Mn | -7.15% |
| 7 | Nov | 7.10 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 521.00 Mn | 5.00% |
| 8 | Valaris | 6.76 Bn | 4.37 Bn | 123.70 Mn | 5.20% |
| 9 | Weatherford International | 6.24 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 374.00 Mn | 16.42% |
| 10 | Patterson Uti Energy | 4.53 Bn | 3.39 Bn | 280.64 Mn | -1.08% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -7.15% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -14.84% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -16.04% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -16.58% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -7.46% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.35% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -3.34% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.91% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.73% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.67% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.09% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.72% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.16% |
| 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% |
API Access
Transocean Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=RIG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "RIG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=RIG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();