Sunoco (SUN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2013 - 2026)
Sunoco's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 7.59% for Q2 2026, up 0.98 percentage points from 6.61% a year earlier and up 1.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sunoco (SUN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Sunoco's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 5.38%, down 3.76 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last four years, with a five-year change of -3.49 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 9.14% in FY2024 (-2.50 pp), 11.64% in FY2023 (-2.15 pp), 13.79% in FY2022 (-2.31 pp) and 16.10% in FY2021 (+7.23 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q2 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.63 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q3 2021 (a gain of 7.42 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2024 (a drop of 9.74 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows SUN's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 6.17% (Q1 2026), 4.89% (Q4 2025) and 6.92% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathon Petroleum | 118.02 Bn | 108.42 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 22.14% |
| 2 | Valero Energy | 117.56 Bn | 97.77 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 22.42% |
| 3 | HF Sinclair | 20.03 Bn | 14.26 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 17.43% |
| 4 | Sunoco | 10.22 Bn | 4.60 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 7.59% |
| 5 | PBF Energy | 9.82 Bn | 7.51 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 19.21% |
| 6 | Ultrapar Holdings | 7.84 Bn | 1.62 Bn | 912.61 Mn | 16.20% |
| 7 | Cvr Energy | 5.46 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 117.00 Mn | 12.69% |
| 8 | Icahn Enterprises | 4.81 Bn | -944.10 Mn | - | - |
| 9 | Delek US Holdings | 4.56 Bn | 2.28 Bn | 365.10 Mn | 14.06% |
| 10 | Par Pacific Holdings | 4.32 Bn | 3.67 Bn | 852.68 Mn | 38.10% |
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Historic 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% |
API Access
Sunoco Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SUN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "SUN", "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=SUN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();