Growth Metrics

Forward Air (FWRD) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Invested Capital for Forward Air (FWRD) over the last 16 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.06%.

  • Forward Air's Return on Invested Capital rose 24700.0% to 0.06% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.06%, marking a year-over-year increase of 24700.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.08% for FY2023, which is 1500.0% down from last year.
  • Forward Air's Return on Invested Capital amounted to 0.06% in Q3 2025, which was up 24700.0% from 3.79% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Forward Air's 5-year Return on Invested Capital high stood at 0.23% for Q4 2022, and its period low was 3.79% during Q2 2025.
  • In the last 5 years, Forward Air's Return on Invested Capital had a median value of 0.13% in 2023 and averaged 0.45%.
  • Over the last 5 years, Forward Air's Return on Invested Capital had its largest YoY gain of 24700bps in 2025, and its largest YoY loss of -34000bps in 2025.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Forward Air's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.17% in 2021, then soared by 35bps to 0.23% in 2022, then tumbled by -63bps to 0.08% in 2023, then plummeted by -2973bps to 2.41% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 103bps to 0.06% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Invested Capital was 0.06% in Q3 2025, compared to 3.79% in Q2 2025 and 3.41% in Q1 2025.