Fedex (FDX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Fedex's (FDX) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 7.64% in Q1 2026, up 66.0% year-on-year from 4.6% in Q1 2025, and down 1.83% quarter-over-quarter from 7.78% in Q4 2025.

Fedex (FDX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Fedex has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 7.64% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 7.64%, up 66.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 7.64% (up 66.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 7.26%, down 29.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 7.64% for Q1 2026 at Fedex, down from 7.78% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 8.82% in Q2 2022 to a low of 6.74% in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 7.4% (2023), against an average of 7.55%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 209 bps in 2022 and plunged 208 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Fedex's Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.84% in 2022, then fell by 8 bps to 7.21% in 2023, then dropped by 5 bps to 6.88% in 2024, then increased by 13 bps to 7.78% in 2025, then fell by 2 bps to 7.64% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 7.64% (Q1 2026), 7.78% (Q4 2025), and 7.34% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 United Parcel Service 92.26 Bn 86.49 Bn 18.44 Bn 12.93%
2 Fedex 78.12 Bn 66.43 Bn 20.49 Bn 7.64%
3 Hunt J B Transport Services 26.94 Bn 26.93 Bn 2.88 Bn 13.61%
4 C. H. Robinson Worldwide 22.05 Bn 21.89 Bn 1.50 Bn 24.42%
5 Expeditors International Of Washington 21.79 Bn 20.48 Bn 2.84 Bn 8.31%
6 Landstar System 7.42 Bn 7.01 Bn 1.16 Bn 16.73%
7 GXO Logistics 5.58 Bn 4.83 Bn 490.00 Mn 4.02%
8 ZTO Express (Cayman) 2.73 Bn -774.03 Mn 469.01 Mn 14.91%
9 Pitney Bowes 2.47 Bn 2.16 Bn 375.39 Mn -25.32%
10 Cryoport 783.40 Mn 379.76 Mn 21.91 Mn -1.70%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 7.64%
Nov 30, 2025 7.78%
Aug 31, 2025 7.34%
May 31, 2025 7.36%
Feb 28, 2025 6.98%
Nov 30, 2024 6.88%
Aug 31, 2024 7.08%
May 31, 2024 7.59%
Feb 29, 2024 7.46%
Nov 30, 2023 7.21%
Aug 31, 2023 7.08%
May 31, 2023 6.74%
Feb 28, 2023 7.40%
Nov 30, 2022 7.84%
Aug 31, 2022 8.37%
May 31, 2022 8.82%
Feb 28, 2022 8.72%
Nov 30, 2021 8.37%
Aug 31, 2021 8.15%
May 31, 2021 8.47%