Arcbest (ARCB) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Arcbest (ARCB) reported Return on Capital Employed of 4.94% for Q1 2026, down 780.0% year-over-year from 0.73% in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from 4.96% in Q4 2025.
Arcbest (ARCB) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 4.94% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 780.0% year-over-year to 4.94% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.94% (down 780.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 5.06%, down 858.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed steadied at 4.94% in Q1 2026 per ARCB's latest filing, from 4.96% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 23.22% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 4.94% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 12.74% (2025), against an average of 13.24%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed soared 878 bps; it then slumped 1342 bps in 2023.
- Tracing ARCB's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 23.22% in 2022, then sank by 58 bps to 9.81% in 2023, then surged by 42 bps to 13.92% in 2024, then plunged by 64 bps to 4.96% in 2025, then dropped by 0 bps to 4.94% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ARCB Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 4.94% (Q1 2026), 4.96% (Q4 2025), and 7.54% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 47.65 Bn | 47.37 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 26.96% |
| 2 | Xpo | 25.84 Bn | 25.61 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 10.45% |
| 3 | Saia | 12.92 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 10.92% |
| 4 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 12.67 Bn | 12.61 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 1.68% |
| 5 | Schneider National | 6.38 Bn | 6.12 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 3.81% |
| 6 | Rxo | 4.55 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 254.00 Mn | -3.46% |
| 7 | Arcbest | 3.15 Bn | 3.06 Bn | 951.93 Mn | 4.94% |
| 8 | Werner Enterprises | 2.55 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 726.17 Mn | 0.83% |
| 9 | Marten Transport | 1.43 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 203.18 Mn | 0.59% |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 1.20 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 167.03 Mn | -4.27% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.94% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.96% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.54% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.23% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.74% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.92% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.50% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.40% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.65% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.81% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.84% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.32% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.97% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.45% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.44% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 14.18% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 9.64% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.82% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 4.33% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 3.41% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 4.77% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 5.24% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 9.45% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 12.18% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 9.39% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 10.13% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 8.89% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 6.49% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 8.72% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 6.44% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 4.79% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 4.29% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 3.21% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 3.20% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 3.88% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 5.48% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 7.28% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 8.49% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 10.31% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 10.69% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 9.84% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 8.73% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 9.02% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 7.54% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 4.87% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 2.66% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -0.77% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -1.96% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -2.08% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -1.92% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -0.25% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 1.06% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 1.38% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1.50% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 0.23% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | -3.57% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -6.78% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -8.67% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | -24.19% |