Jetblue Airways (JBLU) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Jetblue Airways (JBLU) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -4.73% in Q2 2026, down 3.23 percentage points from -1.50% a year earlier and down 1.18 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Jetblue Airways (JBLU) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Jetblue Airways reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -2.99%, up 2.97 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +14.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -5.97% in FY2024 (-3.62 pp), -2.34% in FY2023 (+0.76 pp), -3.11% in FY2022 (-2.31 pp) and -0.79% in FY2021 (+16.37 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.79 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 15.18 percentage points in Q4 2021, against a drop of 10.73 percentage points in Q2 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -3.55% (Q1 2026), -3.02% (Q4 2025) and -2.01% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.79 Bn | 156.31 Bn | - | 15.69% |
| 2 | Csx | 86.21 Bn | 82.43 Bn | - | 12.29% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.26 Bn | 73.97 Bn | - | 6.84% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.36 Bn | 47.28 Bn | - | 11.61% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.74 Bn | 64.38 Bn | - | 9.67% |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.91 Bn | 33.85 Bn | - | 7.01% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.33 Bn | 37.51 Bn | - | 10.65% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.95 Bn | 36.21 Bn | - | 28.03% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.28 Bn | -20.09 Bn | - | 8.86% |
| 10 | Jetblue Airways | 1.56 Bn | -7.40 Bn | - | -4.73% |
Historic Data
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Historic 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% |
API Access
Jetblue Airways Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=JBLU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "JBLU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=JBLU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();