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

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DateValue
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%