Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)
Old Dominion Freight Line's (ODFL) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.13% in Q1 2026, down 1.0% YoY from 0.13% in Q1 2025, and down 1.51% on a QoQ basis from 0.13% in Q4 2025.
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) has 17 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.13% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.13% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.13% (down 1.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.54%, down 5.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital fell to 0.13% in Q1 2026, from 0.13% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.45% in Q3 2022 to a low of 0.13% in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.18% and a median of 0.15% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Invested Capital fell 29 bps — and 2024, when it slipped 1 bps.
- Tracing ODFL's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.29% in 2022, then slumped by 46 bps to 0.15% in 2023, then retreated by 5 bps to 0.15% in 2024, then dropped by 9 bps to 0.13% in 2025, then decreased by 2 bps to 0.13% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.13% (Q1 2026), 0.13% (Q4 2025), and 0.13% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 42.90 Bn | 42.61 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 0.13% |
| 2 | Xpo | 23.22 Bn | 22.92 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 0.01% |
| 3 | TFI International | 11.64 Bn | 11.44 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 4 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 11.60 Bn | 11.42 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Saia | 9.69 Bn | 9.61 Bn | - | 0.71% |
| 6 | Schneider National | 6.27 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 0.03% |
| 7 | Rxo | 3.79 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 302.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Arcbest | 3.14 Bn | 2.97 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Werner Enterprises | 2.33 Bn | 2.27 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 10 | Marten Transport | 1.22 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 184.72 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.13% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.13% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.13% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.13% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.14% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.15% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.15% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.15% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.15% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.16% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.20% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.29% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.45% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.16% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.09% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.07% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.06% |