Matson (MATX) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Matson's (MATX) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 2.24% in Q1 2026, down 202.0% year-on-year from 2.2% in Q1 2025, and down 18.22% quarter-over-quarter from 2.74% in Q4 2025.

Matson (MATX) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Matson has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 2.24% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 2.24%, down 202.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.24% (down 202.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 2.74%, down 50.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 2.24% for Q1 2026 at Matson, down from 2.74% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 51.78% in Q2 2022 to a low of 1.95% in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 9.77% (2023), against an average of 17.11%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 3033 bps in 2022 and slumped 3705 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Matson's Return on Capital Employed stood at 35.5% in 2022, then sank by 74 bps to 9.19% in 2023, then plunged by 65 bps to 3.18% in 2024, then fell by 14 bps to 2.74% in 2025, then slipped by 18 bps to 2.24% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 2.24% (Q1 2026), 2.74% (Q4 2025), and 1.95% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 C3is 744.65 Bn 744.65 Bn 9.11 Mn 11.29%
2 Kirby 7.86 Bn 7.78 Bn 291.34 Mn 1.86%
3 Matson 5.69 Bn 5.59 Bn - 2.24%
4 Hafnia 3.63 Bn 3.52 Bn 152.41 Mn 11.85%
5 Star Bulk Carriers 3.14 Bn 3.13 Bn 371.22 Mn 4.01%
6 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 3.12 Bn 1.01 Bn 57.20 Mn 6.17%
7 Costamare 1.93 Bn 1.42 Bn - 12.29%
8 Navios Maritime Partners 1.87 Bn 1.47 Bn 262.01 Mn 21.05%
9 Global Ship Lease 1.37 Bn 1.37 Bn - 15.67%
10 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 1.33 Bn 792.93 Mn 78.44 Mn 5.37%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.24%
Dec 31, 2025 2.74%
Sep 30, 2025 1.95%
Jun 30, 2025 4.03%
Mar 31, 2025 4.26%
Dec 31, 2024 3.18%
Sep 30, 2024 12.67%
Jun 30, 2024 10.07%
Mar 31, 2024 9.15%
Dec 31, 2023 9.19%
Sep 30, 2023 9.77%
Jun 30, 2023 15.33%
Mar 31, 2023 25.64%
Dec 31, 2022 35.50%
Sep 30, 2022 46.82%
Jun 30, 2022 51.78%
Mar 31, 2022 46.51%
Dec 31, 2021 41.73%
Sep 30, 2021 32.13%
Jun 30, 2021 22.45%