Talos Energy (TALO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2019 - 2026)
Talos Energy (TALO) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -6.38% in Q2 2026, down 1.94 percentage points from -4.43% a year earlier but up 11.57 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Talos Energy (TALO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Talos Energy reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -12.38%, down 17.21 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for three straight years, though with a five-year change of +10.25 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 4.83% in FY2024 (-3.68 pp), 8.51% in FY2023 (-33.59 pp), 42.10% in FY2022 (+21.67 pp) and 20.43% in FY2021 (+43.06 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has ranged from -17.95% in Q1 2026 to 44.76% in Q3 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for 14 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.88 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 52.21 percentage points in Q2 2022, against a drop of 36.59 percentage points in Q3 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -17.95% (Q1 2026), -13.04% (Q4 2025) and -6.88% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 674.90 Bn | 638.12 Bn | - | 11.12% |
| 2 | Shell | 547.48 Bn | 458.03 Bn | 30.13 Bn | 17.88% |
| 3 | Chevron | 408.53 Bn | 386.32 Bn | 33.45 Bn | -30.32% |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 186.30 Bn | 69.43 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 172.32 Bn | 121.84 Bn | - | 6.94% |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 152.28 Bn | 124.99 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 22.50% |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 106.44 Bn | 52.50 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Phillips 66 | 105.58 Bn | 94.57 Bn | 8.38 Bn | -181.46% |
| 9 | Canadian Natural Resources | 100.85 Bn | 97.81 Bn | - | 44.95% |
| 10 | Talos Energy | 2.80 Bn | 1.14 Bn | - | -6.38% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -6.38% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -17.95% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -13.04% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -6.88% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.43% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.86% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.25% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.34% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.82% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.67% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.17% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.43% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.84% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 41.11% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 44.76% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 42.88% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 30.83% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.95% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -2.11% |
API Access
Talos Energy Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=TALO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "TALO", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=TALO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();