Sunoco (SUN) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)
Sunoco (SUN) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 6.17% for Q1 2026, down 4.0% year-over-year from 6.42% in Q1 2025, and up 26.03% quarter-over-quarter from 4.89% in Q4 2025.
Sunoco (SUN) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sunoco (SUN) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 14 consecutive years, with 6.17% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 4.0% year-over-year to 6.17%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.17% (down 4.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 5.38%, down 376.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed climbed to 6.17% in Q1 2026 per SUN's latest filing, from 4.89% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 15.66% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 4.08% in Q3 2024.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 9.81% across 5 years, with a median of 10.75% in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 974 bps — and 2025, when it soared 284 bps.
- Sunoco's Return on Capital Employed stood at 12.8% in 2022, then slipped by 13 bps to 11.09% in 2023, then tumbled by 42 bps to 6.43% in 2024, then retreated by 24 bps to 4.89% in 2025, then grew by 26 bps to 6.17% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows SUN's Return on Capital Employed at 6.17% in Q1 2026, 4.89% in Q4 2025, and 6.92% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathon Petroleum | 96.19 Bn | 88.42 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 22.14% |
| 2 | Valero Energy | 94.91 Bn | 87.04 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 22.42% |
| 3 | Phillips 66 | 89.34 Bn | 85.25 Bn | 8.38 Bn | -190.97% |
| 4 | HF Sinclair | 15.55 Bn | 13.29 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 17.43% |
| 5 | Sunoco | 10.14 Bn | 9.36 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 7.59% |
| 6 | PBF Energy | 8.18 Bn | 7.28 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 19.21% |
| 7 | Cosan | 6.58 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 552.94 Mn | 8.87% |
| 8 | Ultrapar Holdings | 6.35 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 603.08 Mn | 6,606.97% |
| 9 | Icahn Enterprises | 5.05 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 198.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Delek US Holdings | 3.90 Bn | 3.27 Bn | 365.10 Mn | 14.06% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.59% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.17% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.89% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.92% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.20% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.43% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.08% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.42% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.09% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.83% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.75% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.19% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.80% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.97% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.45% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.57% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.73% |