Latam Airlines (LTM) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Latam Airlines posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 24523.29% for Q1 2026, up 430648.0% year-on-year from N/an in Q1 2025, and up 75686.52% on a QoQ basis from 32.44% in Q4 2025.
Latam Airlines (LTM) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 24523.29% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 430648.0% year-over-year to 24523.29%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 24523.29% (up 430648.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 32.09%, down 756.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 24523.29%, up from 32.44% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 226120.24% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 63644.29% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 1.82% (2023), against an average of 18104.91%.
- Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed reached 22612022 bps in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 6411600 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 4.5% in 2022, then tumbled by 419 bps to 23.35% in 2023, then surged by 100 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then tumbled by 148740 bps to 32.44% in 2025, then surged by 75687 bps to 24523.29% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 24523.29% (Q1 2026), 32.44% (Q4 2025), and 226120.24% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 53.78 Bn | 48.72 Bn | 15.19 Bn | 11.47% |
| 2 | Southwest Airlines | 21.39 Bn | 18.06 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 5.87% |
| 3 | Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V | 18.50 Bn | 17.47 Bn | -239.00 Mn | 7,568,381.22% |
| 4 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 8.98 Bn | 8.98 Bn | - | 3.51% |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 5.26 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 3.20 Bn | 1.66% |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.43 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 924.11 Mn | 10.50% |
| 7 | Copa Holdings | 3.33 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 713.71 Mn | 16.15% |
| 8 | Jetblue Airways | 2.03 Bn | -140.72 Mn | 1.87 Bn | -3.55% |
| 9 | Allegiant Travel | 1.67 Bn | 765.78 Mn | 651.87 Mn | 1.70% |
| 10 | Latam Airlines | 237.16 Mn | -2.43 Bn | 1.28 Mn | 24,523.29% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 24,523.29% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -32.44% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 226,120.24% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21,391.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20,216.81% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16,511.86% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 84,332.81% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -23.35% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -21,599.95% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.82% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.50% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.26% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.71% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -63,644.29% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.05% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.03% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.03% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -0.07% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -62.24% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -5.93% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -0.47% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 5.07% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 4.73% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 5.85% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 2.78% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 6.52% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 11.48% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 12.16% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 12,855.34% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 12,953.44% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 5.18% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 17.83% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 280.86% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 5,055.19% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 5,513.19% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 7,483.88% |