Jetblue Airways (JBLU) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Jetblue Airways (JBLU) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -4.85% for Q2 2026, down 3.57 percentage points from -1.28% a year earlier and down 1.45 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Jetblue Airways (JBLU) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Jetblue Airways' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -2.63%, up 3.68 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +12.75 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Jetblue Airways' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -6.30% in FY2024 (-3.51 pp), -2.80% in FY2023 (+0.48 pp), -3.28% in FY2022 (-2.61 pp) and -0.66% in FY2021 (+14.71 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.37 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q4 2021, with a gain of 13.41 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2024, with a drop of 11.55 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was -3.41% (Q1 2026), -2.68% (Q4 2025) and -1.70% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 165.28 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | 15.51% |
| 2 | Csx | 87.86 Bn | 84.08 Bn | - | 11.65% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 75.56 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - | 5.85% |
| 4 | Norfolk Southern | 71.27 Bn | 65.91 Bn | - | 9.62% |
| 5 | United Parcel Service | 69.70 Bn | 46.62 Bn | - | 12.85% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.71 Bn | 34.65 Bn | - | 7.44% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.32 Bn | 37.50 Bn | - | 11.82% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 37.44 Bn | 36.71 Bn | - | 24.14% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.52 Bn | -19.85 Bn | - | 9.15% |
| 10 | Jetblue Airways | 1.56 Bn | -7.40 Bn | - | -4.85% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -4.85% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.41% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.68% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.28% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.90% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -5.50% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -7.48% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -10.46% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -9.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.76% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.37% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.09% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.39% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.40% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -5.37% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -4.73% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.69% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -3.54% |
API Access
Jetblue Airways Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=JBLU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=JBLU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();