Copa Holdings (CPA) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025)

Copa Holdings (CPA) reported Return on Capital Employed of 16.15% for Q4 2025, down 149.0% on a YoY basis from 32.95% in Q4 2024, and down 5.82% sequentially from 17.14% in Q3 2025.

Copa Holdings (CPA) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Copa Holdings (CPA) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 16.15% in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 149.0% year-over-year to 16.15%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 16.15% (down 149.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 17.05%, down 125.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed declined to 16.15% in Q4 2025, from 17.14% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 2529.96% in Q1 2021 to a low of 2463.23% in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 20.63% and a median of 17.42% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 249244 bps in 2021 and plunged 496822 bps in 2022, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CPA's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 4.81% in 2021, then jumped by 170 bps to 13.01% in 2022, then jumped by 62 bps to 21.07% in 2023, then decreased by 16 bps to 17.63% in 2024, then retreated by 8 bps to 16.15% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows CPA's Return on Capital Employed at 16.15% in Q4 2025, 17.14% in Q3 2025, and 17.21% in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Latam Airlines 29,341.35 Bn 29,338.67 Bn 1.28 Mn 6,481.60%
2 Ryanair Holdings 183.33 Bn 180.79 Bn - 18.34%
3 Delta Air Lines 53.61 Bn 48.95 Bn 19.07 Bn 10.65%
4 Southwest Airlines 21.85 Bn 18.53 Bn 7.33 Bn 6.32%
5 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 8.69 Bn 7.93 Bn - -6.79%
6 Copa Holdings 5.59 Bn 4.26 Bn 713.71 Mn 16.15%
7 Alaska Air 5.12 Bn 3.35 Bn 3.20 Bn 1.66%
8 Skywest 3.85 Bn 3.22 Bn 1.01 Bn 10.54%
9 Jetblue Airways 1.85 Bn 1.44 Bn 1.87 Bn -3.55%
10 Allegiant Travel 1.72 Bn 818.03 Mn 651.87 Mn 1.70%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 16.15%
Sep 30, 2025 17.14%
Jun 30, 2025 17.21%
Mar 31, 2025 17.05%
Dec 31, 2024 17.63%
Sep 30, 2024 18.48%
Jun 30, 2024 20.19%
Mar 31, 2024 21.43%
Dec 31, 2023 21.07%
Sep 30, 2023 22.19%
Jun 30, 2023 24.98%
Mar 31, 2023 16.85%
Dec 31, 2022 13.01%
Sep 30, 2022 -2,442.62%
Jun 30, 2022 -2,463.23%
Mar 31, 2022 -2,438.26%
Dec 31, 2021 4.81%
Sep 30, 2021 2,481.51%
Jun 30, 2021 2,497.08%
Mar 31, 2021 2,529.96%