Talen Energy (TLN) Return on Capital Employed (2024 - 2026)

Talen Energy's (TLN) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 2.32% in Q1 2026, up 58.0% year-on-year from 1.47% in Q1 2025, and up 292.12% quarter-over-quarter from 1.21% in Q4 2025.

Talen Energy (TLN) Return on Capital Employed (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Talen Energy's Return on Capital Employed history runs 3 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.32% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 58.0% year-over-year to 2.32% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 2.32%, a 58.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 1.21%, down 488.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed climbed to 2.32% in Q1 2026 per TLN's latest filing, from 1.21% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 4.34% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 1.21% in Q4 2025.
  • The 3-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 2.48% (2025), against an average of 2.39%.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Return on Capital Employed was 103 bps in 2025; the steepest drop was 496 bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 3.75% in 2024, then sank by 132 bps to 1.21% in 2025, then jumped by 292 bps to 2.32% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest TLN Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 2.32% (Q1 2026), 1.21% (Q4 2025), and 4.34% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Vistra 52.84 Bn 51.14 Bn 4.94 Bn 11.24%
2 Nrg Energy 28.17 Bn 28.12 Bn 1.40 Bn 4.57%
3 Talen Energy 15.71 Bn 15.67 Bn - 2.32%
4 Oklo 7.13 Bn 7.13 Bn - -8.31%
5 Transalta 3.99 Bn 3.46 Bn 263.24 Mn -
6 Kenon Holdings 3.66 Bn 1.86 Bn 48.00 Mn 4.00%
7 Digi Power X 264.61 Mn 206.80 Mn -801,636.00 -27.71%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.32%
Dec 31, 2025 -1.21%
Sep 30, 2025 4.34%
Jun 30, 2025 2.48%
Mar 31, 2025 1.74%
Dec 31, 2024 3.75%
Sep 30, 2024 3.31%