Arcbest (ARCB) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Arcbest (ARCB) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 0.66% for Q2 2026, down 5.83 percentage points from 6.49% a year earlier and down 1.61 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Arcbest (ARCB) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Arcbest posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 2.46%, down 4.62 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -1.68 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 7.08% in FY2024 (-0.77 pp), 7.85% in FY2023 (-5.10 pp), 12.95% in FY2022 (+1.97 pp) and 10.97% in FY2021 (+6.83 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2013.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.08 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 6.74 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2024 (a drop of 7.15 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 2.28% (Q1 2026), 2.43% (Q4 2025) and 3.91% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.62 Bn | 156.15 Bn | - | 10.41% |
| 2 | Csx | 86.16 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 7.32% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.78 Bn | 74.50 Bn | - | 4.35% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.01 Bn | 46.94 Bn | - | 6.39% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.45 Bn | 64.09 Bn | - | 5.84% |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.46 Bn | 33.40 Bn | - | 4.58% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.88 Bn | 37.06 Bn | - | 4.63% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 35.33 Bn | - | 19.12% |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.71 Bn | 12.72 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 9.98% |
| 10 | Arcbest | 2.85 Bn | 2.34 Bn | - | 0.66% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.66% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.28% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.43% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.91% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.49% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.42% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.18% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.39% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.94% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.82% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.09% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.66% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.24% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.88% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.33% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.04% |
API Access
Arcbest Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ARCB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "ARCB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ARCB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();