Matson (MATX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Matson (MATX) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 12.98% for Q2 2026, down 1.80 percentage points from 14.78% a year earlier but up 1.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Matson (MATX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Matson posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 12.23%, down 1.97 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +0.36 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 14.19% in FY2024 (+5.05 pp), 9.14% in FY2023 (-30.32 pp), 39.46% in FY2022 (-4.77 pp) and 44.24% in FY2021 (+32.37 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of 9.15% in Q1 2024 and a high of 51.78% in Q2 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.42 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 30.33 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2023 (a drop of 37.05 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 11.74% (Q1 2026), 12.22% (Q4 2025) and 12.59% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 178.63 Bn | 170.88 Bn | - | 15.93% |
| 2 | Csx | 94.16 Bn | 89.39 Bn | - | 13.38% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.47 Bn | 60.32 Bn | 22.04 Bn | 11.55% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.54 Bn | 81.26 Bn | 57.15 Mn | 7.22% |
| 5 | Fedex | 75.60 Bn | 41.80 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 7.01% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - | 9.77% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 60.67 Bn | 42.86 Bn | - | 10.05% |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 39.17 Bn | -18.53 Bn | - | 8.46% |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.72 Bn | 33.56 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 29.43% |
| 10 | Matson | 6.13 Bn | 5.54 Bn | 926.30 Mn | 14.85% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 14.85% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.98% |
| 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% |
API Access
Matson Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=MATX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "MATX", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=MATX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();