Suncor Energy (SU) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Suncor Energy (SU) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 9.84% for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, up 2.78 percentage points from 7.06% a year earlier and up 2.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Suncor Energy (SU) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Suncor Energy's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 10.87%, up 1.23 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +15.52 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In prior years, Suncor Energy's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 9.64% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-6.58 pp), 16.23% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+0.34 pp), 15.88% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+6.87 pp) and 9.01% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+13.66 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026 stands as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since the quarter ended Mar 31, 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.14 percentage points over the last six quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022, with a gain of 13.16 percentage points; the weakest was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2024, with a drop of 11.44 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 7.60% (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), 8.14% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026) and 7.73% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 686.62 Bn | 644.76 Bn | - | 13.86% |
| 2 | Chevron | 416.14 Bn | 383.18 Bn | 31.26 Bn | 12.13% |
| 3 | Shell | 291.71 Bn | 151.98 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 192.78 Bn | 63.86 Bn | 31,614.00 | 21.61% |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 167.56 Bn | 107.19 Bn | - | 9.03% |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 165.53 Bn | 138.24 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 22.50% |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 108.87 Bn | 21.72 Bn | 4.49 Bn | 57.33% |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 101.39 Bn | 95.29 Bn | 9.35 Bn | - |
| 9 | Phillips 66 | 97.45 Bn | 81.24 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 25.31% |
| 10 | Suncor Energy | 83.77 Bn | 64.46 Bn | - | 9.84% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.84% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.87% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.42% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.29% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.64% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.06% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.28% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.81% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.05% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.40% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.41% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.49% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.77% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.23% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.56% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.08% |
API Access
Suncor Energy Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "SU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
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const data = await res.json();