Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Old Dominion Freight Line's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 24.35% for Q2 2026, down 1.52 percentage points from 25.87% a year earlier but up 1.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 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 five-year range for quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] is 23.13% (Q1 2026) to 38.20% (Q4 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for 13 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.97 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- 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 23.13% (Q1 2026), 23.88% (Q4 2025) and 24.90% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.62 Bn | 156.15 Bn | - | 36.57% |
| 2 | Csx | 86.16 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 23.52% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.78 Bn | 74.50 Bn | - | 8.10% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.01 Bn | 46.94 Bn | - | 29.59% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.45 Bn | 64.09 Bn | - | 16.45% |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.46 Bn | 33.40 Bn | - | 14.43% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.88 Bn | 37.06 Bn | - | 18.73% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 35.33 Bn | - | 24.35% |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.71 Bn | 12.72 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 19.32% |
| 10 | Copart | 25.27 Bn | 9.69 Bn | 645.66 Mn | 16.57% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 27.72% |
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();