Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 1.93% for Q2 2026, down 0.80 percentage points from 2.73% a year earlier but up 0.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 1.91%, down 0.28 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -5.58 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 2.20% in FY2024 (-1.16 pp), 3.35% in FY2023 (-7.67 pp), 11.02% in FY2022 (-0.36 pp) and 11.38% in FY2021 (+3.89 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of 1.63% in Q3 2024 to a high of 12.87% in Q2 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.48 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q2 2022, with a gain of 3.84 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a drop of 7.90 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 1.68% (Q1 2026), 1.92% (Q4 2025) and 2.33% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 172.47 Bn | 164.72 Bn | - | 15.93% |
| 2 | United Parcel Service | 92.24 Bn | 69.07 Bn | - | 11.55% |
| 3 | Csx | 90.81 Bn | 86.03 Bn | - | 13.38% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.61 Bn | 80.64 Bn | - | 7.22% |
| 5 | Fedex | 72.98 Bn | 39.17 Bn | - | 7.01% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 71.87 Bn | 66.34 Bn | - | 9.77% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 57.23 Bn | 39.41 Bn | - | 10.05% |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.65 Bn | -21.05 Bn | - | 8.46% |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.12 Bn | 32.96 Bn | - | 29.43% |
| 10 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 9.50 Bn | 8.62 Bn | - | 3.10% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.10% |
| 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% |
API Access
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KNX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "KNX", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KNX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();