Suncor Energy (SU) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Suncor Energy's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 19.88% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 3.31 percentage points from 16.57% a year earlier but down 0.87 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Suncor Energy (SU) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Suncor Energy's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 7.47%, down 16.51 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +13.53 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 23.98% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+1.10 pp), 22.88% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-9.41 pp), 32.29% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+23.34 pp) and 8.95% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+15.01 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] is 7.85% (the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021) to 23.01% (the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.06 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2022 (a gain of 16.49 percentage points), and the weakest in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2023 (a drop of 7.14 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows SU's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 20.76% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 18.35% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 16.59% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025) in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 694.97 Bn | 658.18 Bn | - | 12.28% |
| 2 | Shell | 570.13 Bn | 500.87 Bn | 92.16 Bn | 38.82% |
| 3 | Chevron | 418.82 Bn | 396.62 Bn | 33.45 Bn | -29.93% |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 189.94 Bn | 73.07 Bn | 61.77 Bn | 39.24% |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 176.22 Bn | 126.56 Bn | - | 5.20% |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 161.10 Bn | 133.81 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 28.17% |
| 7 | Phillips 66 | 110.98 Bn | 99.96 Bn | 8.38 Bn | -190.97% |
| 8 | Equinor Asa | 107.54 Bn | 22.06 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Canadian Natural Resources | 103.35 Bn | 100.30 Bn | 15.40 Bn | - |
| 10 | Suncor Energy | 86.21 Bn | 72.00 Bn | - | 2.07% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.07% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.15% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.72% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.59% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.84% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.50% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.44% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.61% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.66% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.91% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.52% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.09% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.72% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.81% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 26.24% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.39% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.30% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.74% |
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Suncor Energy Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "SU", "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=SU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();