Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 1.68% in Q1 2026, down 12.46% quarter-over-quarter from 1.92% in Q4 2025, and down 95.0% on a YoY basis from 33.61% in Q1 2025.
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings' Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.68% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 95.0% year-over-year to 1.68%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.68% (down 95.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.91%, down 28.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 1.68% for Q1 2026 at Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, down from 1.92% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 12.87% in Q2 2022 to a low of 1.63% in Q3 2024.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 5.35% across 5 years, with a median of 2.73% in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed jumped 384 bps in 2022, then plunged 790 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 10.97% in 2022, then slumped by 72 bps to 3.07% in 2023, then fell by 28 bps to 2.2% in 2024, then declined by 13 bps to 1.92% in 2025, then slipped by 12 bps to 1.68% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 1.68% (Q1 2026), 1.92% (Q4 2025), and 2.33% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 51.22 Bn | 50.93 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 26.96% |
| 2 | Xpo | 26.67 Bn | 26.43 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 10.45% |
| 3 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 13.23 Bn | 13.17 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 1.68% |
| 4 | Saia | 12.94 Bn | 12.90 Bn | - | 10.92% |
| 5 | Schneider National | 6.73 Bn | 6.47 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 3.81% |
| 6 | Rxo | 4.81 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 254.00 Mn | -3.46% |
| 7 | Arcbest | 3.87 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 951.93 Mn | 4.94% |
| 8 | Werner Enterprises | 2.63 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 726.17 Mn | 0.83% |
| 9 | Marten Transport | 1.48 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 203.18 Mn | 0.59% |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 1.25 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 167.03 Mn | -4.27% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.68% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.92% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.33% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.73% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.63% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.20% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.63% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.67% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.93% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.90% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.35% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.97% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.54% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.87% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.58% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.24% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.44% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.04% |