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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |