ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) posted Return on Capital Employed of 10.38% for Q1 2026, down 6.74% sequentially from 11.13% in Q4 2025, and down 243.0% YoY from 7.26% in Q1 2025.

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

ExxonMobil Holdings has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 10.38% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 243.0% year-over-year to 10.38% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.38% (down 243.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 11.59%, down 1018.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed retreated to 10.38% in Q1 2026 per XOM's latest filing, from 11.13% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 28.76% in Q1 2023 and troughed at 10.38% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 17.57% and a median of 14.74% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed jumped 2660 bps in 2022, then slumped 976 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 24.86% in 2022, then retreated by 15 bps to 21.02% in 2023, then tumbled by 40 bps to 12.66% in 2024, then declined by 12 bps to 11.13% in 2025, then fell by 7 bps to 10.38% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 10.38%, 11.13%, and 11.58% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro 1,308.33 Bn -5,263.99 Bn 11.34 Bn -
2 ExxonMobil Holdings 651.52 Bn 649.70 Bn - 10.38%
3 Chevron 382.50 Bn 382.83 Bn 20.34 Bn -19.99%
4 Eni Spa 205.81 Bn 195.97 Bn - 4.63%
5 Shell 102.19 Bn 62.32 Bn 30.13 Bn 21.46%
6 Equinor Asa 98.30 Bn 89.04 Bn - 31.72%
7 Suncor Energy 78.77 Bn 76.39 Bn 6.68 Bn 31.85%
8 Imperial Oil 61.22 Bn 60.47 Bn - 11.22%
9 TotalEnergies SE 25.61 Bn -6.11 Bn 18.79 Bn 60.77%
10 Ypf Sociedad Anonima 20.09 Bn 18.40 Bn 1.76 Bn 10.07%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 10.38%
Dec 31, 2025 11.13%
Sep 30, 2025 11.58%
Jun 30, 2025 11.91%
Mar 31, 2025 12.81%
Dec 31, 2024 12.66%
Sep 30, 2024 12.97%
Jun 30, 2024 14.74%
Mar 31, 2024 22.56%
Dec 31, 2023 21.02%
Sep 30, 2023 20.92%
Jun 30, 2023 24.24%
Mar 31, 2023 28.76%
Dec 31, 2022 24.86%
Sep 30, 2022 24.45%
Jun 30, 2022 20.02%
Mar 31, 2022 13.73%
Dec 31, 2021 10.63%
Sep 30, 2021 -2.15%
Jun 30, 2021 -5.79%