Jetblue Airways (JBLU) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Jetblue Airways (JBLU) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -5.61% for Q3 2026, down 3.92 percentage points from -1.69% a year earlier and down 0.79 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 -2.61%, up 3.66 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +12.71 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Jetblue Airways' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -6.27% in FY2024 (-3.48 pp), -2.79% in FY2023 (+0.48 pp), -3.26% in FY2022 (-2.60 pp) and -0.66% in FY2021 (+14.65 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.65 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q4 2021, with a gain of 13.38 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 -4.82% (Q2 2026), -3.39% (Q1 2026) and -2.66% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 176.50 Bn | 168.74 Bn | - | 15.71% |
| 2 | United Parcel Service | 94.38 Bn | 71.20 Bn | - | 12.25% |
| 3 | Csx | 93.38 Bn | 88.60 Bn | - | 12.59% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 83.29 Bn | 82.32 Bn | - | 5.96% |
| 5 | Fedex | 75.61 Bn | 41.81 Bn | - | 7.49% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.28 Bn | 67.74 Bn | - | 9.67% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 59.96 Bn | 42.14 Bn | - | 10.82% |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 39.09 Bn | -18.60 Bn | - | 8.90% |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 35.40 Bn | 34.24 Bn | - | 25.01% |
| 10 | Jetblue Airways | 1.49 Bn | -6.36 Bn | - | -5.61% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -5.61% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -4.82% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.39% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.66% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.69% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.27% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.89% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -5.48% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -7.48% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -10.46% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -8.98% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.75% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.37% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.09% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.38% |
| 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% |
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();