Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Old Dominion Freight Line's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 25.21% for Q3 2026, up 0.31 percentage points from 24.90% a year earlier and up 0.86 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Old Dominion Freight Line's Return on Equity [ROE] was 23.93%, down 3.97 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last three years, though with a five-year change of +2.93 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 27.90% in FY2024 (-3.44 pp), 31.34% in FY2023 (-6.22 pp), 37.56% in FY2022 (+8.03 pp) and 29.53% in FY2021 (+8.53 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q2 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.76 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q3 2022 (a gain of 9.73 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2023 (a drop of 8.40 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ODFL's Return on Equity [ROE] at 24.35% (Q2 2026), 23.13% (Q1 2026) and 23.88% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 178.63 Bn | 170.88 Bn | - | 35.69% |
| 2 | Csx | 94.16 Bn | 89.39 Bn | - | 25.37% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.47 Bn | 60.32 Bn | 22.04 Bn | 29.36% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.54 Bn | 81.26 Bn | 57.15 Mn | 8.38% |
| 5 | Fedex | 75.60 Bn | 41.80 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 14.43% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - | 16.28% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 60.67 Bn | 42.86 Bn | - | 15.25% |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 39.17 Bn | -18.53 Bn | - | 20.76% |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.72 Bn | 33.56 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 25.21% |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 31.95 Bn | 16.22 Bn | - | 15.53% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 25.21% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.35% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.13% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.88% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.90% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.87% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 27.09% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 28.17% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 30.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.99% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.79% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 31.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 33.75% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 36.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 38.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 37.45% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 35.17% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 31.60% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.14% |
API Access
Old Dominion Freight Line Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ODFL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ODFL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();