Transocean (RIG) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Transocean's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 5.95% in Q3 2026, up 22.53 percentage points from -16.58% a year earlier and up 13.10 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
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 Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2016.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.13 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q3 2026 (a gain of 22.53 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 Q3 2026 was -7.15% (Q2 2026), -14.84% (Q1 2026) and -16.04% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 75.75 Bn | 72.19 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 11.29% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 48.33 Bn | 10.06 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 14.16% |
| 3 | Halliburton | 27.11 Bn | 19.06 Bn | 840.00 Mn | 14.18% |
| 4 | TechnipFMC | 25.53 Bn | 21.50 Bn | 728.70 Mn | 33.29% |
| 5 | Noble | 6.85 Bn | 4.92 Bn | 228.22 Mn | 5.53% |
| 6 | Nov | 6.35 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 439.00 Mn | 5.33% |
| 7 | Weatherford International | 6.08 Bn | 1.82 Bn | 374.00 Mn | 16.42% |
| 8 | Transocean | 6.08 Bn | 4.12 Bn | 348.00 Mn | 5.95% |
| 9 | Valaris | 5.60 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 176.30 Mn | 4.08% |
| 10 | Kodiak Gas Services | 4.48 Bn | 4.15 Bn | 259.04 Mn | 8.85% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.95% |
| 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% |
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();