Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings KNX
NYSE KNX
$70.53 +1.11 (+1.61%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 1:12 PM EDT

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 1.93% for Q2 2026, down 80.0% year-over-year from 9.64% in Q2 2025, and up 14.77% quarter-over-quarter from 1.68% in Q1 2026.

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 1.93% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 80.0% year-over-year to 1.93%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 1.93% (down 80.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.91%, down 28.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 stood at 1.93%, up from 1.68% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 12.87% in Q2 2022, with the low at 1.63% in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 2.68% (2025), against an average of 5.16%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed soared 384 bps in 2022, then tumbled 790 bps in 2023.
  • Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings' Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.97% in 2022, then sank by 72 bps to 3.07% in 2023, then declined by 28 bps to 2.2% in 2024, then dropped by 13 bps to 1.92% in 2025, then advanced by 0 bps to 1.93% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KNX's Return on Capital Employed at 1.93% in Q2 2026, 1.68% in Q1 2026, and 1.92% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 42.79 Bn 42.51 Bn 1.52 Bn 28.03%
2 Xpo 23.14 Bn 22.84 Bn 1.89 Bn 11.63%
3 TFI International 11.55 Bn 11.34 Bn - 12.36%
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 11.47 Bn 11.29 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.93%
5 Saia 9.68 Bn 9.59 Bn - 11.45%
6 Schneider National 6.22 Bn 5.69 Bn 1.00 Bn 4.14%
7 Rxo 3.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 302.00 Mn -3.56%
8 Arcbest 3.10 Bn 2.93 Bn 1.14 Bn 1.69%
9 Werner Enterprises 2.32 Bn 2.26 Bn - -1.02%
10 Marten Transport 1.21 Bn 1.10 Bn 184.72 Mn 2.80%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 1.93%
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%