Blue Owl Capital (OWL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2026)
Blue Owl Capital's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 5.73% in Q3 2026, up 1.90 percentage points from 3.83% a year earlier and up 0.58 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Blue Owl Capital (OWL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Blue Owl Capital came in at 5.05%, down 1.83 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a four-year change of +56.69 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 6.89% in FY2024 (+2.81 pp), 4.08% in FY2023 (+3.96 pp), 0.12% in FY2022 (+51.76 pp) and -51.64% in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.16 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 32.98 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2025 (a drop of 2.71 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, OWL's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 5.15% (Q2 2026), 5.21% (Q1 2026) and 4.78% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 189.07 Bn | 145.60 Bn | - | 9.65% |
| 2 | Spdr Gold Trust | 125.11 Bn | -432.90 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Brookfield | 101.47 Bn | -96.66 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Blackstone | 91.35 Bn | 85.56 Bn | - | 21.77% |
| 5 | Kkr | 87.89 Bn | 54.59 Bn | 1.76 Bn | -4.58% |
| 6 | Brookfield Asset Management | 82.34 Bn | 77.22 Bn | - | 39.58% |
| 7 | Apollo Global Management | 72.94 Bn | 89.74 Bn | 4.14 Bn | 1.14% |
| 8 | Wheaton Precious Metals | 59.70 Bn | 59.70 Bn | 538.50 Mn | 22.20% |
| 9 | Ares Management | 48.49 Bn | 47.07 Bn | 376.28 Mn | -19.43% |
| 10 | Blue Owl Capital | 15.28 Bn | 17.99 Bn | - | 5.73% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.73% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.15% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.21% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.78% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.26% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.21% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.29% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.53% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.38% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.08% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.11% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.92% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.12% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.27% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -3.47% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -25.83% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -28.24% |
API Access
Blue Owl Capital Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=OWL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "OWL", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=OWL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();