Return on Capital (ROC)
Return on capital (ROC) is after tax rate of return on net business assets. ROIC is unaffected by changes in interest rates or company debt and equity structure. It measures business productivity performance.
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
Kinder Morgan Inc., ROIC calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 4,396) | 3,834) | 3,502) | 2,949) | 2,335) | |
| Invested capital2 | 67,164) | 69,659) | 69,077) | 69,639) | 72,098) | |
| Performance Ratio | ||||||
| ROIC3 | 6.55% | 5.50% | 5.07% | 4.23% | 3.24% | |
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| ROIC, Competitors4 | ||||||
| Chevron Corp. | 0.44% | — | — | — | — | |
| ConocoPhillips | 12.76% | — | — | — | — | |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | 5.40% | — | — | — | — | |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 7.54% | — | — | — | — | |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp. | -0.80% | — | — | — | — | |
| Valero Energy Corp. | 10.87% | — | — | — | — | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Invested capital. See details »
3 2019 Calculation
ROIC = 100 × NOPAT ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × 4,396 ÷ 67,164 = 6.55%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Performance ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROIC | A measure of the periodic, after tax, cash-on-cash yield earned in the business. | Kinder Morgan Inc. ROIC improved from 2017 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2019. |
Decomposition of ROIC
Kinder Morgan Inc., decomposition of ROIC
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31).
1 Operating profit margin (OPM). See calculations »
2 Turnover of capital (TO). See calculations »
3 Effective cash tax rate (CTR). See calculations »
The primary reason for the increase in return on invested capital (ROIC) over 2019 year is the increase in profitability measured by operating profit margin (OPM) ratio.
Operating Profit Margin (OPM)
Kinder Morgan Inc., OPM calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 4,396) | 3,834) | 3,502) | 2,949) | 2,335) | |
| Add: Cash operating taxes2 | 590) | 592) | 516) | 472) | 601) | |
| Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | 4,986) | 4,426) | 4,018) | 3,422) | 2,936) | |
| Revenues | 13,209) | 14,144) | 13,705) | 13,058) | 14,403) | |
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||
| OPM3 | 37.75% | 31.29% | 29.32% | 26.20% | 20.38% | |
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| OPM, Competitors4 | ||||||
| Chevron Corp. | 4.08% | — | — | — | — | |
| ConocoPhillips | 31.34% | — | — | — | — | |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | 8.83% | — | — | — | — | |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 5.25% | — | — | — | — | |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 6.27% | — | — | — | — | |
| Valero Energy Corp. | 4.62% | — | — | — | — | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2019 Calculation
OPM = 100 × NOPBT ÷ Revenues
= 100 × 4,986 ÷ 13,209 = 37.75%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| OPM | The operating profit margin (OPM) is the ratio of pretax economic earnings, or NOPBT, to sales. | Kinder Morgan Inc. OPM improved from 2017 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2019. |
Turnover of Capital (TO)
Kinder Morgan Inc., TO calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||
| Revenues | 13,209) | 14,144) | 13,705) | 13,058) | 14,403) | |
| Invested capital1 | 67,164) | 69,659) | 69,077) | 69,639) | 72,098) | |
| Efficiency Ratio | ||||||
| TO2 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.20 | |
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| TO, Competitors3 | ||||||
| Chevron Corp. | 0.71 | — | — | — | — | |
| ConocoPhillips | 0.56 | — | — | — | — | |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | 0.84 | — | — | — | — | |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 1.51 | — | — | — | — | |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 0.24 | — | — | — | — | |
| Valero Energy Corp. | 2.66 | — | — | — | — | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31).
1 Invested capital. See details »
2 2019 Calculation
TO = Revenues ÷ Invested capital
= 13,209 ÷ 67,164 = 0.20
3 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Efficiency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| TO | The turnover of capital (TO) is the ratio of sales to invested capital. Capital turnover is a function of the efficiency of working capital management and of net fixed assets. | Kinder Morgan Inc. TO improved from 2017 to 2018 but then deteriorated significantly from 2018 to 2019. |
Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)
Kinder Morgan Inc., CTR calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 4,396) | 3,834) | 3,502) | 2,949) | 2,335) | |
| Add: Cash operating taxes2 | 590) | 592) | 516) | 472) | 601) | |
| Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | 4,986) | 4,426) | 4,018) | 3,422) | 2,936) | |
| Tax Rate | ||||||
| CTR3 | 11.84% | 13.37% | 12.85% | 13.81% | 20.47% | |
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| CTR, Competitors4 | ||||||
| Chevron Corp. | 85.07% | — | — | — | — | |
| ConocoPhillips | 27.88% | — | — | — | — | |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | 27.33% | — | — | — | — | |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 4.97% | — | — | — | — | |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 152.57% | — | — | — | — | |
| Valero Energy Corp. | 11.52% | — | — | — | — | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2019 Calculation
CTR = 100 × Cash operating taxes ÷ NOPBT
= 100 × 590 ÷ 4,986 = 11.84%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Tax rate | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| CTR | Effective cash tax rate on operating income. | Kinder Morgan Inc. CTR increased from 2017 to 2018 but then decreased significantly from 2018 to 2019. |