Western Midstream Partners WES
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Western Midstream Partners, LP (WES) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2018)

Western Midstream Partners (WES) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 7.27% for Q4 2018, down 207.0% year-over-year from 6.8% in Q4 2017, and down 5.87% quarter-over-quarter from 7.73% in Q3 2018.

Western Midstream Partners, LP (WES) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Western Midstream Partners (WES) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 6 consecutive years, with 7.27% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2018.

  • In Q4 2018, Return on Capital Employed fell 207.0% year-over-year to 7.27%; the TTM figure through Dec 2018 stood at 7.27% (down 207.0% YoY), while the FY2018 annual figure was 7.73%, down 172.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed slipped to 7.27% in Q4 2018 per WES's latest filing, from 7.73% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 9.73% in Q2 2017 and bottomed at 2.24% in Q4 2015.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 7.65% across 5 years, with a median of 7.89% in 2014.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2015 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 732 bps — and 2016, when it surged 740 bps.
  • Western Midstream Partners' Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.56% in 2014, then plunged by 77 bps to 2.24% in 2015, then soared by 330 bps to 9.64% in 2016, then retreated by 3 bps to 9.34% in 2017, then slipped by 22 bps to 7.27% in 2018.
  • Business Quant data shows WES's Return on Capital Employed at 7.27% in Q4 2018, 7.73% in Q3 2018, and 7.55% in Q2 2018.

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2018 7.27%
Sep 30, 2018 7.73%
Jun 30, 2018 7.55%
Mar 31, 2018 9.53%
Dec 31, 2017 9.34%
Sep 30, 2017 9.46%
Jun 30, 2017 9.73%
Mar 31, 2017 9.32%
Dec 31, 2016 9.64%
Sep 30, 2016 5.60%
Jun 30, 2016 6.05%
Mar 31, 2016 6.07%
Dec 31, 2015 2.24%
Sep 30, 2015 6.94%
Jun 30, 2015 5.58%
Mar 31, 2015 4.86%
Dec 31, 2014 9.56%
Sep 30, 2014 9.56%
Jun 30, 2014 8.87%
Mar 31, 2014 8.06%