Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Old Dominion Freight Line posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 26.96% for Q1 2026, down 335.0% year-on-year from 11.47% in Q1 2025, and down 0.78% on a QoQ basis from 27.17% in Q4 2025.
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 26.96% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 335.0% year-over-year to 26.96%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 26.96% (down 335.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 27.24%, down 388.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 26.96%, down from 27.17% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 42.85% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 6.94% in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 27.17% (2025), against an average of 23.55%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed soared 3600 bps; it then slumped 3573 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 42.85% in 2022, then sank by 83 bps to 7.12% in 2023, then jumped by 341 bps to 31.39% in 2024, then fell by 13 bps to 27.17% in 2025, then dropped by 1 bps to 26.96% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 26.96% (Q1 2026), 27.17% (Q4 2025), and 27.91% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 47.65 Bn | 47.37 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 26.96% |
| 2 | Xpo | 25.84 Bn | 25.61 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 10.45% |
| 3 | Saia | 12.92 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 10.92% |
| 4 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 12.67 Bn | 12.61 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 1.68% |
| 5 | Schneider National | 6.38 Bn | 6.12 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 3.81% |
| 6 | Rxo | 4.55 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 254.00 Mn | -3.46% |
| 7 | Arcbest | 3.15 Bn | 3.06 Bn | 951.93 Mn | 4.94% |
| 8 | Werner Enterprises | 2.55 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 726.17 Mn | 0.83% |
| 9 | Marten Transport | 1.43 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 203.18 Mn | 0.59% |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 1.20 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 167.03 Mn | -4.27% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 26.96% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 27.17% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 27.91% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 28.55% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 30.31% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 31.39% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.96% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.68% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.94% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.12% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 35.97% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 38.10% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 42.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 42.85% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.40% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.81% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.86% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.76% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 11.17% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 7.17% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 4.79% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 23.34% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 23.75% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 23.00% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 24.77% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 25.71% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 25.90% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 25.85% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 24.37% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 23.63% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 22.35% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 21.64% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 21.47% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 21.22% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 20.64% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 20.15% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 20.15% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 21.20% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 22.80% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 22.80% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 24.08% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 23.44% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 23.81% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 22.72% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 21.71% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 21.21% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 20.88% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 20.07% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 20.18% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 20.33% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 20.03% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 19.16% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 19.52% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 19.69% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 19.37% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 18.17% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 17.09% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 15.53% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 14.68% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 13.00% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 12.34% |