Transocean (RIG) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Transocean (RIG) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -7.40% for Q2 2026, down 0.19 percentage points from -7.22% a year earlier but up 7.44 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Transocean (RIG) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Transocean posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -14.94%, down 12.61 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -12.50 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -2.33% in FY2024 (-0.53 pp), -1.81% in FY2023 (-1.64 pp), -0.17% in FY2022 (+0.43 pp) and -0.60% in FY2021 (+1.85 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] spans a low of -16.47% in Q4 2025 and a high of -0.07% in Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.20 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 1.92 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2025 (a drop of 14.09 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -14.85% (Q1 2026), -16.47% (Q4 2025) and -16.01% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 78.73 Bn | 75.84 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 9.52% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 55.45 Bn | 18.73 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 8.85% |
| 3 | Halliburton | 28.88 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 840.00 Mn | 21.36% |
| 4 | TechnipFMC | 27.45 Bn | 23.60 Bn | 684.70 Mn | -134.40% |
| 5 | Noble | 7.62 Bn | 5.55 Bn | 239.27 Mn | 4.10% |
| 6 | Transocean | 7.16 Bn | 4.87 Bn | 358.00 Mn | -7.40% |
| 7 | Nov | 7.06 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 521.00 Mn | 1.65% |
| 8 | Valaris | 6.74 Bn | 4.36 Bn | 123.70 Mn | 5.63% |
| 9 | Weatherford International | 6.30 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 374.00 Mn | 16.40% |
| 10 | Patterson Uti Energy | 4.57 Bn | 3.42 Bn | 280.64 Mn | -0.89% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -7.40% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -14.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -16.47% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -16.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -7.22% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.06% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.38% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -3.28% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.90% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.61% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.83% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.78% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.16% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.76% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.17% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.07% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.36% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.52% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.61% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.55% |
API Access
Transocean Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=RIG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=RIG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();