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Exxon Mobil (XOM) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Exxon Mobil's Return on Capital Employed history spans 15 years, with the latest figure at 0.11% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 2.0% year-over-year to 0.11%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 0.11%, down 2.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.11%, 16.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.11% at Exxon Mobil, down from 0.12% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.34% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 0.09% in Q1 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.13% (2022), against an average of 0.15%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed grew 26bps in 2022 before it dropped -21bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.1% in 2021, then skyrocketed by 139bps to 0.25% in 2022, then rose by 16bps to 0.29% in 2023, then crashed by -56bps to 0.13% in 2024, then decreased by -14bps to 0.11% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for XOM's Return on Capital Employed are 0.11% (Q4 2025), 0.12% (Q3 2025), and 0.12% (Q2 2025).