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

Talos Energy (TALO) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 15.37% in Q1 2026, down 36.63% quarter-over-quarter from 11.25% in Q4 2025, and down 1807.0% on a YoY basis from 0.9% in Q1 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.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1807.0% year-over-year to 15.37%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 15.37% (down 1807.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 10.72%, down 1434.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 15.37% for Q1 2026 at Talos Energy, down from 11.25% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 31.61% in Q4 2022 to a low of 15.37% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 4.17% across 5 years, with a median of 2.71% in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed surged 3339 bps in 2022, then plunged 3097 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 31.61% in 2022, then plunged by 98 bps to 0.63% in 2023, then surged by 390 bps to 3.1% in 2024, then tumbled by 462 bps to 11.25% in 2025, then slumped by 37 bps to 15.37% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 15.37% (Q1 2026), 11.25% (Q4 2025), and 5.59% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 Woodside Energy 630.08 Bn 624.14 Bn - 13.66%
2 Canadian Natural Resources 388.31 Bn 388.31 Bn 6.72 Bn -
3 Conocophillips 142.98 Bn 136.61 Bn 9.48 Bn 22.41%
4 Eog Resources 72.93 Bn 69.08 Bn - 15.04%
5 Occidental Petroleum 55.91 Bn 52.73 Bn 4.87 Bn 19.02%
6 Diamondback Energy 54.95 Bn 61.11 Bn 4.22 Bn -0.44%
7 Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V 35.18 Bn 34.56 Bn 472.36 Mn 23.41%
8 Eqt 32.94 Bn 36.28 Bn 2.98 Bn 12.16%
9 Vermilion Energy 31.24 Bn 31.05 Bn 370.10 Mn 34,022.25%
10 Talos Energy 2.47 Bn 2.06 Bn 472.27 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 -0.05%
Jun 30, 2024 1.77%
Mar 31, 2024 1.76%
Dec 31, 2023 0.63%
Sep 30, 2023 6.11%
Jun 30, 2023 7.08%
Mar 31, 2023 16.17%
Dec 31, 2022 31.61%
Sep 30, 2022 16.15%
Jun 30, 2022 13.90%
Mar 31, 2022 5.48%
Dec 31, 2021 -1.78%
Sep 30, 2021 -1.61%
Jun 30, 2021 -7.58%