Exxon Mobil (XOM) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Exxon Mobil has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 10.3% for Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 10.3%, down 265.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.3% (down 265.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 11.05%, down 827.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.3% for Q1 2026 at Exxon Mobil, down from 11.04% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 28.68% in Q1 2023 to a low of 10.3% in Q1 2026.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 14.72% (2024), against an average of 17.53%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 2643 bps in 2022 and slumped 957 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• Exxon Mobil's Return on Capital Employed stood at 24.86% in 2022, then declined by 16 bps to 20.86% in 2023, then tumbled by 38 bps to 12.87% in 2024, then retreated by 14 bps to 11.04% in 2025, then declined by 7 bps to 10.3% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 10.3% (Q1 2026), 11.04% (Q4 2025), and 11.74% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.