GXO Logistics (GXO) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)

GXO Logistics (GXO) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 4.02% in Q1 2026, up 34.78% quarter-over-quarter from 2.98% in Q4 2025, and up 149.0% on a YoY basis from 1.62% in Q1 2025.

GXO Logistics (GXO) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

GXO Logistics' Return on Capital Employed history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.02% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 149.0% year-over-year to 4.02%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.02% (up 149.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 3.11%, up 8.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 4.02% for Q1 2026 at GXO Logistics, up from 2.98% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 4.77% in Q4 2023 to a low of 2.49% in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 3.42% across 5 years, with a median of 3.48% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed sank 217 bps in 2024, then jumped 149 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 3.73% in 2022, then grew by 28 bps to 4.77% in 2023, then plunged by 46 bps to 2.6% in 2024, then advanced by 15 bps to 2.98% in 2025, then jumped by 35 bps to 4.02% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 4.02% (Q1 2026), 2.98% (Q4 2025), and 3.16% (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
Mar 31, 2026 4.02%
Dec 31, 2025 2.98%
Sep 30, 2025 3.16%
Jun 30, 2025 2.62%
Mar 31, 2025 2.54%
Dec 31, 2024 2.60%
Sep 30, 2024 2.49%
Jun 30, 2024 3.00%
Mar 31, 2024 3.48%
Dec 31, 2023 4.77%
Sep 30, 2023 4.57%
Jun 30, 2023 4.28%
Mar 31, 2023 3.67%
Dec 31, 2022 3.73%
Sep 30, 2022 3.56%
Jun 30, 2022 3.51%
Mar 31, 2022 3.11%
Dec 31, 2021 3.10%
Sep 30, 2021 2.84%