Valaris (VAL-WT) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Valaris (VAL-WT) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 7.77% in Q1 2026, down 30.29% quarter-over-quarter from 11.15% in Q4 2025, and down 480.0% on a YoY basis from 2.04% in Q1 2025.

Valaris (VAL-WT) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Valaris' Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 7.77% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 480.0% year-over-year to 7.77%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.77% (down 480.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 11.44%, up 189.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 7.77% for Q1 2026 at Valaris, down from 11.15% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 14.45% in Q3 2025 to a low of 3.24% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 5.41% across 5 years, with a median of 4.29% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed jumped 4565 bps in 2022, then plunged 480 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 1.59% in 2022, then rose by 6 bps to 1.69% in 2023, then soared by 463 bps to 9.53% in 2024, then increased by 17 bps to 11.15% in 2025, then slumped by 30 bps to 7.77% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 7.77% (Q1 2026), 11.15% (Q4 2025), and 14.45% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Precision Drilling 153.75 Bn 153.69 Bn 120.82 Mn 19.54%
2 Noble 7.23 Bn 6.56 Bn 755.58 Mn 6.68%
3 Transocean 6.52 Bn 5.90 Bn 475.00 Mn 0.02%
4 Patterson Uti Energy 4.41 Bn 4.07 Bn 535.85 Mn -1.52%
5 Helmerich & Payne 3.80 Bn 3.70 Bn 907.56 Mn -4.09%
6 Seadrill 2.73 Bn 2.40 Bn 177.00 Mn 1.49%
7 Sable Offshore 1.70 Bn 1.65 Bn -66.76 Mn -71.06%
8 Borr Drilling 1.40 Bn 1.16 Bn - 9.32%
9 Nabors Industries 1.38 Bn 1.26 Bn 290.08 Mn -37.93%
10 Valaris - - 92.00 Mn 7.77%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 7.77%
Dec 31, 2025 11.15%
Sep 30, 2025 14.45%
Jun 30, 2025 13.84%
Mar 31, 2025 12.57%
Dec 31, 2024 9.53%
Sep 30, 2024 7.37%
Jun 30, 2024 5.25%
Mar 31, 2024 2.08%
Dec 31, 2023 1.69%
Sep 30, 2023 2.20%
Jun 30, 2023 4.29%
Mar 31, 2023 4.13%
Dec 31, 2022 1.59%
Sep 30, 2022 -0.49%
Jun 30, 2022 -3.24%
Mar 31, 2022 -2.12%
Dec 31, 2021 -38.61%
Sep 30, 2021 -46.15%
Jun 30, 2021 -16.01%