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

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 1.68% for Q1 2026, down 95.0% year-over-year from 33.61% in Q1 2025, and down 12.46% on a QoQ basis from 1.92% in Q4 2025.

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

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 1.68% the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at 1.68% for Q1 2026 at Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, down from 1.92% 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.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 5.35%, with a median of 2.73% recorded in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 384 bps in 2022 and sank 790 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.97% in 2022, then tumbled by 72 bps to 3.07% in 2023, then slipped by 28 bps to 2.2% in 2024, then decreased by 13 bps to 1.92% in 2025, then fell by 12 bps to 1.68% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 1.68%, 1.92%, and 2.33% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 TFI International 160.26 Bn 160.08 Bn 963.70 Mn -53.16%
2 Old Dominion Freight Line 45.40 Bn 45.11 Bn 1.33 Bn 26.96%
3 Xpo 24.25 Bn 24.01 Bn 1.67 Bn 10.45%
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.57 Bn 12.51 Bn 1.57 Bn 1.68%
5 Saia 11.19 Bn 11.15 Bn - 10.92%
6 Schneider National 6.37 Bn 6.11 Bn 1.27 Bn 3.81%
7 Rxo 4.69 Bn 4.67 Bn 254.00 Mn -3.46%
8 Arcbest 3.12 Bn 3.04 Bn 951.93 Mn 4.94%
9 Werner Enterprises 2.63 Bn 2.59 Bn 726.17 Mn 0.83%
10 Marten Transport 1.42 Bn 1.37 Bn 203.18 Mn 0.59%

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%