Growth Metrics

Arcbest (ARCB) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Arcbest (ARCB) over the last 16 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.08%.

  • Arcbest's Return on Capital Employed fell 800.0% to 0.08% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.08%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 800.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.14% for FY2024, which is 400.0% up from last year.
  • Per Arcbest's latest filing, its Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.08% for Q3 2025, which was down 800.0% from 0.12% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Arcbest's Return on Capital Employed registered a high of 0.27% during Q2 2022, and its lowest value of 0.08% during Q3 2025.
  • For the 5-year period, Arcbest's Return on Capital Employed averaged around 0.15%, with its median value being 0.14% (2024).
  • In the last 5 years, Arcbest's Return on Capital Employed surged by 1400bps in 2022 and then plummeted by -1800bps in 2023.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Arcbest's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.21% in 2021, then grew by 12bps to 0.23% in 2022, then crashed by -58bps to 0.1% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 42bps to 0.14% in 2024, then crashed by -46bps to 0.08% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed was 0.08% in Q3 2025, compared to 0.12% in Q2 2025 and 0.13% in Q1 2025.