Jetblue Airways (JBLU) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Jetblue Airways (JBLU) reported Return on Capital Employed of 3.55% for Q1 2026, down 247.0% year-over-year from 2.41% in Q1 2025, and down 17.52% on a QoQ basis from 3.02% in Q4 2025.
Jetblue Airways (JBLU) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 3.55% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 247.0% year-over-year to 3.55% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.55% (down 247.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.99%, up 297.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 3.55% in Q1 2026 per JBLU's latest filing, from 3.02% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 1.85% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 8.88% in Q2 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 3.02% (2025), against an average of 3.33%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed surged 1452 bps; it then slumped 1073 bps in 2024.
- Tracing JBLU's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 3.16% in 2022, then climbed by 27 bps to 2.3% in 2023, then tumbled by 131 bps to 5.32% in 2024, then soared by 43 bps to 3.02% in 2025, then dropped by 18 bps to 3.55% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest JBLU Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 3.55% (Q1 2026), 3.02% (Q4 2025), and 2.01% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 53.78 Bn | 48.72 Bn | 15.19 Bn | 11.47% |
| 2 | Southwest Airlines | 21.39 Bn | 18.06 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 5.87% |
| 3 | Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V | 18.50 Bn | 17.47 Bn | -239.00 Mn | 7,568,381.22% |
| 4 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 8.98 Bn | 8.98 Bn | - | 3.51% |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 5.26 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 3.20 Bn | 1.66% |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.43 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 924.11 Mn | 10.50% |
| 7 | Copa Holdings | 3.33 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 713.71 Mn | 16.15% |
| 8 | Jetblue Airways | 2.03 Bn | -140.72 Mn | 1.87 Bn | -3.55% |
| 9 | Allegiant Travel | 1.67 Bn | 765.78 Mn | 651.87 Mn | 1.70% |
| 10 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.39 Bn | 618.26 Mn | 724.00 Mn | -7.91% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.55% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.02% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.50% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.08% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -5.32% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -6.64% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -8.88% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -7.24% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.30% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.23% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.85% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.90% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.16% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -4.83% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -4.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.58% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.77% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -3.89% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -11.10% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -16.09% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -15.95% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -9.46% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -2.94% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 4.58% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 8.93% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 9.26% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 7.48% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 2.66% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 3.33% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 3.20% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 6.33% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 13.20% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 13.17% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 15.12% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 16.13% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 15.84% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 18.13% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 19.19% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 20.20% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 20.57% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 19.17% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 16.93% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 14.17% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 12.39% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 8.80% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 7.97% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 7.85% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 7.42% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 7.75% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 6.64% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 6.14% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 6.67% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 6.84% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 7.40% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 7.37% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 6.50% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 5.77% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 5.24% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 5.86% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 6.15% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 6.05% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 6.26% |