Loews (L) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2020)

Loews (L) reported Return on Capital Employed of 2.5% for Q4 2020, up 25.0% on a YoY basis from 2.0% in Q1 2020, and up 11.29% quarter-over-quarter from 2.25% in Q4 2019.

Loews (L) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Loews has reported Return on Capital Employed for 8 years, with the latest figure at 2.5% in Q4 2020.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2020, Return on Capital Employed rose 25.0% year-over-year to 2.5%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2020 stood at 2.5% (up 25.0% YoY), and the FY2020 full-year result was 2.46%, down 48.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2020 stood at 2.5%, up from 2.25% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 2.5% in Q4 2020, with the low at 0.42% in Q4 2016.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 1.72% across 3 years, with a median of 2.25% in 2019.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2016 — Return on Capital Employed surged 31 bps — and 2020, when it rose 25 bps.
  • Loews' Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.42% in 2016, then jumped by 430 bps to 2.25% in 2019, then rose by 11 bps to 2.5% in 2020.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 2.5% (Q4 2020), 2.25% (Q4 2019), and 0.42% (Q4 2016), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Chubb 127.40 Bn 119.98 Bn 8.64 Bn -
2 Progressive 119.47 Bn 115.12 Bn 8.36 Bn -
3 Travelers Companies 65.26 Bn 41.34 Bn 5.54 Bn -
4 Allstate 57.33 Bn 32.74 Bn 14.72 Bn -
5 Berkley W R 26.90 Bn 23.16 Bn 2.72 Bn -
6 Cincinnati Financial 25.67 Bn 24.41 Bn 2.60 Bn -
7 Markel 22.97 Bn 7.51 Bn 2.38 Bn -
8 Loews 22.18 Bn 9.92 Bn -1.32 Bn -
9 Assurant 12.79 Bn 10.87 Bn 2.01 Bn -
10 Cna Financial 11.84 Bn 4.05 Bn 2.33 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2020 2.50%
Dec 31, 2019 2.25%
Dec 31, 2016 0.42%
Dec 31, 2015 0.11%
Dec 31, 2014 -17.78%
Dec 31, 2013 -17.35%
Dec 31, 2012 9.15%
Dec 31, 2011 7.86%