Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 19.98% for Q3 2026, up 0.88 percentage points from 19.11% a year earlier and up 0.86 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Old Dominion Freight Line posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 18.68%, down 2.88 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +2.59 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 21.56% in FY2024 (-2.39 pp), 23.95% in FY2023 (-4.56 pp), 28.51% in FY2022 (+6.00 pp) and 22.51% in FY2021 (+6.43 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] gained in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.97 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 7.07 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 5.61 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 19.12% (Q2 2026), 18.11% (Q1 2026) and 18.64% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 178.63 Bn | 170.88 Bn | - | 10.59% |
| 2 | Csx | 94.16 Bn | 89.39 Bn | - | 8.03% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.47 Bn | 60.32 Bn | 22.04 Bn | 6.14% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.54 Bn | 81.26 Bn | 57.15 Mn | 4.42% |
| 5 | Fedex | 75.60 Bn | 41.80 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 4.58% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - | 5.89% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 60.67 Bn | 42.86 Bn | - | 3.92% |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 39.17 Bn | -18.53 Bn | - | 4.21% |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.72 Bn | 33.56 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 19.98% |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 31.95 Bn | 16.22 Bn | - | 8.90% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 19.98% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.12% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.11% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.64% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.11% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.91% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.14% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.22% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 22.34% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.93% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.14% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.74% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 27.82% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 28.54% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.74% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 26.09% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.78% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.93% |
API Access
Old Dominion Freight Line Return on Assets [ROA] 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-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ODFL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "ODFL", "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-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ODFL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();