Talos Energy (TALO) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026)

Talos Energy's (TALO) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 15.37% in Q1 2026, down 1807.0% year-on-year from 0.9% in Q1 2025, and down 36.63% quarter-over-quarter from 11.25% in Q4 2025.

Talos Energy (TALO) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Talos Energy's Return on Capital Employed history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 15.37% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 1807.0% year-over-year to 15.37% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 15.37%, a 1807.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 10.72%, down 1434.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed slipped to 15.37% in Q1 2026 per TALO's latest filing, from 11.25% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 34.26% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 15.37% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 4.99% (2024), against an average of 8.39%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 4083 bps in 2022 and plunged 2815 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 31.61% in 2022, then sank by 84 bps to 4.99% in 2023, then plunged by 38 bps to 3.1% in 2024, then sank by 462 bps to 11.25% in 2025, then plunged by 37 bps to 15.37% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest TALO Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 15.37% (Q1 2026), 11.25% (Q4 2025), and 5.59% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Conocophillips 141.43 Bn 135.06 Bn 9.48 Bn 22.86%
2 Eog Resources 74.61 Bn 70.76 Bn - 15.04%
3 Diamondback Energy 55.39 Bn 55.39 Bn 4.22 Bn -0.44%
4 Woodside Energy 41.28 Bn 35.34 Bn 2.71 Bn -
5 Occidental Petroleum 32.80 Bn 28.99 Bn 4.87 Bn 1.41%
6 Eqt 32.48 Bn 32.37 Bn 1.42 Bn 10.19%
7 Texas Pacific Land 27.36 Bn 27.11 Bn - 39.41%
8 Devon Energy 26.53 Bn 24.72 Bn 3.61 Bn 10.92%
9 Expand Energy 21.67 Bn 19.37 Bn 4.21 Bn 17.11%
10 Talos Energy 2.38 Bn 1.98 Bn 343.28 Mn -15.37%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -15.37%
Dec 31, 2025 -11.25%
Sep 30, 2025 -5.59%
Jun 30, 2025 -3.37%
Mar 31, 2025 2.71%
Dec 31, 2024 3.10%
Sep 30, 2024 3.17%
Jun 30, 2024 4.99%
Mar 31, 2024 5.47%
Dec 31, 2023 4.99%
Sep 30, 2023 6.11%
Jun 30, 2023 7.08%
Mar 31, 2023 16.17%
Dec 31, 2022 31.61%
Sep 30, 2022 34.26%
Jun 30, 2022 33.26%
Mar 31, 2022 25.32%
Dec 31, 2021 17.22%
Sep 30, 2021 -1.61%
Jun 30, 2021 -7.58%