Growth Metrics

Forward Air (FWRD) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)

Forward Air filings provide 17 years of Return on Invested Capital readings, the most recent being 0.0% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital rose 3.0% to 0.0% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.0%, a 3.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.0%, up 2.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Invested Capital hit 0.0% in Q1 2026 for Forward Air, up from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.01% in Q2 2025 to a low of 0.03% in Q1 2025.
  • Median Return on Invested Capital over the past 5 years was 0.0% (2023), compared with a mean of 0.0%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Invested Capital: decreased -3bps in 2024 and later grew 3bps in 2025.
  • Forward Air's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2022, then plummeted by -63bps to 0.0% in 2023, then plummeted by -3279bps to 0.03% in 2024, then surged by 101bps to 0.0% in 2025, then increased by 28bps to 0.0% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Invested Capital were 0.0% (Q1 2026), 0.0% (Q4 2025), and 0.0% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.