Growth Metrics

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

Arcbest (ARCB) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 16 consecutive years, with 0.05% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 10.0% to 0.05% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.05% through Dec 2025, down 10.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.05% for FY2025, 10.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2025 was 0.05% at Arcbest, down from 0.08% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.24% in Q4 2022, with the low at 0.05% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.14%, with a median of 0.14% recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital grew 12bps in 2021, then decreased -14bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.14% in 2021, then surged by 71bps to 0.24% in 2022, then crashed by -58bps to 0.1% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 47bps to 0.15% in 2024, then tumbled by -68bps to 0.05% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.05%, 0.08%, and 0.12% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.