Loews (L) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Loews' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 6.70% for Q3 2026, down 0.01 percentage points from 6.71% a year earlier and down 0.72 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Loews (L) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Loews' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 7.54%, up 0.50 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of +41.00 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 7.04% in FY2024 (-0.34 pp), 7.38% in FY2023 (+2.68 pp), 4.70% in FY2022 (-2.84 pp) and 7.54% in FY2021 (+41.00 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q2 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.13 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q3 2022 (a gain of 31.22 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2025 (a drop of 1.04 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows L's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 7.41% (Q2 2026), 7.21% (Q1 2026) and 7.31% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chubb | 140.76 Bn | 86.40 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 11.97% |
| 2 | Progressive | 132.42 Bn | 107.94 Bn | 8.29 Bn | 27.74% |
| 3 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 97.25 Bn | 89.41 Bn | - | 13.08% |
| 4 | Travelers Companies | 81.75 Bn | 59.24 Bn | 5.93 Bn | 21.49% |
| 5 | Manulife Financial | 73.54 Bn | -21.96 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 72.19 Bn | 66.78 Bn | - | 6.01% |
| 7 | Aon | 71.05 Bn | 50.25 Bn | - | 11.58% |
| 8 | Allstate | 64.22 Bn | 24.06 Bn | 7.41 Bn | 29.50% |
| 9 | Metlife | 63.14 Bn | -43.64 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 32.52% |
| 10 | Loews | 22.46 Bn | -168.87 Mn | 2.41 Bn | 6.70% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.70% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.41% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.21% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.31% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.71% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.51% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.51% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.75% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.75% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.23% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.31% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.36% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.12% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.87% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.11% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.96% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.79% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -3.37% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -11.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -19.10% |
API Access
Loews Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=L&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "L", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=L&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();