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

Matson (MATX) reported Return on Capital Employed of 11.74% for Q1 2026, down 311.0% on a YoY basis from 5.57% in Q1 2025, and down 3.86% sequentially from 12.22% in Q4 2025.

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

Matson (MATX) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 11.74% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 311.0% year-over-year to 11.74%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.74% (down 311.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 12.23%, down 197.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed slipped to 11.74% in Q1 2026, from 12.22% 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 9.15% in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 20.74% and a median of 13.93% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 3033 bps in 2022 and plunged 3705 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing MATX's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 35.5% in 2022, then slumped by 74 bps to 9.19% in 2023, then soared by 52 bps to 13.93% in 2024, then retreated by 12 bps to 12.22% in 2025, then retreated by 4 bps to 11.74% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MATX's Return on Capital Employed at 11.74% in Q1 2026, 12.22% in Q4 2025, and 12.59% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 2,973,377.85 Bn 2,973,376.93 Bn 57.20 Mn 6.17%
2 Danaos 2,523.91 Bn 2,523.03 Bn 203.71 Mn 18.00%
3 Sfl 1,574.72 Bn 1,574.57 Bn 66.27 Mn 24.00%
4 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 1,410.00 Bn 1,409.46 Bn 95.52 Mn 7.32%
5 Globus Maritime 60.28 Bn 60.26 Bn 8,083.00 -5,994.01%
6 Kirby 8.05 Bn 7.97 Bn 291.34 Mn 9.31%
7 Matson 6.18 Bn 6.08 Bn - 11.74%
8 Intercont (Cayman) 3.77 Bn 3.76 Bn - -
9 Hafnia 3.72 Bn 3.61 Bn 152.41 Mn 11.85%
10 Star Bulk Carriers 3.11 Bn 2.62 Bn 493.84 Mn 22.35%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 11.74%
Dec 31, 2025 12.22%
Sep 30, 2025 12.59%
Jun 30, 2025 14.78%
Mar 31, 2025 14.86%
Dec 31, 2024 13.93%
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%