Jetblue Airways (JBLU) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Jetblue Airways (JBLU) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 4.73% for Q2 2026, down 323.0% year-over-year from 2.12% in Q2 2025, and down 33.12% quarter-over-quarter from 3.55% in Q1 2026.
Jetblue Airways (JBLU) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Jetblue Airways (JBLU) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 4.73% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 323.0% year-over-year to 4.73%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 4.73% (down 323.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 2.99%, up 297.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 4.73% in Q2 2026 per JBLU's latest filing, from 3.55% 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.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 3.41% across 5 years, with a median of 3.09% in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 1452 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 1073 bps.
- Jetblue Airways' Return on Capital Employed stood at 3.16% in 2022, then rose by 27 bps to 2.3% in 2023, then slumped by 131 bps to 5.32% in 2024, then soared by 43 bps to 3.02% in 2025, then sank by 56 bps to 4.73% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows JBLU's Return on Capital Employed at 4.73% in Q2 2026, 3.55% in Q1 2026, and 3.02% in Q4 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -4.73% |
| 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% |