Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 26.96% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 26.96%, down 335.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 26.96% (down 335.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 27.24%, down 388.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 26.96% for Q1 2026 at Old Dominion Freight Line, down from 27.17% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 42.85% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 6.94% in Q1 2024.
• Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 23.55%, with a median of 27.17% recorded in 2025.
• Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed surged 3600 bps in 2022 and slumped 3573 bps in 2023.
• Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 42.85% in 2022, then sank by 83 bps to 7.12% in 2023, then soared by 341 bps to 31.39% in 2024, then decreased by 13 bps to 27.17% in 2025, then fell by 1 bps to 26.96% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 26.96% in Q1 2026, 27.17% in Q4 2025, and 27.91% in Q3 2025.