Arcbest (ARCB) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Arcbest (ARCB) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 1.69% for Q2 2026, down 10.53 percentage points from 12.23% a year earlier and down 3.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Arcbest (ARCB) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Arcbest posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 5.06%, down 8.58 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -3.07 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 13.64% in FY2024 (+3.99 pp), 9.65% in FY2023 (-16.05 pp), 25.70% in FY2022 (+3.42 pp) and 22.28% in FY2021 (+14.15 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2013.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.47 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 14.13 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2023 (a drop of 17.52 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 4.94% (Q1 2026), 4.96% (Q4 2025) and 7.54% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 165.28 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | 15.69% |
| 2 | Csx | 87.86 Bn | 84.08 Bn | - | 12.29% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 75.56 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - | 6.84% |
| 4 | Norfolk Southern | 71.27 Bn | 65.91 Bn | - | 9.67% |
| 5 | United Parcel Service | 69.70 Bn | 46.62 Bn | - | 11.61% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.71 Bn | 34.65 Bn | - | 7.01% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.32 Bn | 37.50 Bn | - | 10.65% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 37.44 Bn | 36.71 Bn | - | 28.03% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.52 Bn | -19.85 Bn | - | 8.86% |
| 10 | Arcbest | 2.96 Bn | 2.45 Bn | - | 1.69% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.69% |
| 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 | 26.54% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 26.57% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.75% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.44% |
API Access
Arcbest Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ARCB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ARCB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();