Sunoco (SUN) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)
Sunoco (SUN) reported 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 14 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 6.17% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 6.17%, down 4.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.17% (down 4.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 5.38%, down 376.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 6.17% in Q1 2026 per SUN's latest filing, from 4.89% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 15.66% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 4.08% in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of 9.81% and a median of 10.75% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 974 bps in 2024, then soared 284 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 12.8% in 2022, then decreased by 13 bps to 11.09% in 2023, then slumped by 42 bps to 6.43% in 2024, then fell by 24 bps to 4.89% in 2025, then climbed 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 | 76.18 Bn | 80.70 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 14.61% |
| 2 | Valero Energy | 75.63 Bn | 72.96 Bn | 30.79 Bn | 13.70% |
| 3 | Phillips 66 | 71.92 Bn | 67.92 Bn | 31.12 Bn | -306.60% |
| 4 | HF Sinclair | 12.56 Bn | 11.48 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 12.31% |
| 5 | Sunoco | 8.81 Bn | 8.10 Bn | 1.69 Bn | 6.17% |
| 6 | Cosan | 5.12 Bn | 250.68 Mn | 552.94 Mn | 12.76% |
| 7 | Icahn Enterprises | 4.72 Bn | 3.42 Bn | -134.00 Mn | - |
| 8 | PBF Energy | 4.49 Bn | 4.08 Bn | 278.50 Mn | 8.02% |
| 9 | Cvr Energy | 3.16 Bn | 2.85 Bn | -103.00 Mn | 6.10% |
| 10 | Delek US Holdings | 2.80 Bn | 2.43 Bn | -130.20 Mn | 6.66% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 15.47% |