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

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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

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DateValue
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%