Pitney Bowes (PBI) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Pitney Bowes' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 6.26% for Q3 2026, up 3.79 percentage points from 2.46% a year earlier and up 0.18 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pitney Bowes (PBI) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Pitney Bowes' Return on Assets [ROA] was 4.41%, up 9.72 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of +7.78 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was -5.31% in FY2024 (+3.25 pp), -8.56% in FY2023 (-9.32 pp), 0.76% in FY2022 (+0.79 pp) and -0.03% in FY2021 (+3.35 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2016.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for eight consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +7.08 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q3 2025 (a gain of 12.56 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2023 (a drop of 9.66 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PBI's Return on Assets [ROA] at 6.08% (Q2 2026), 5.30% (Q1 2026) and 4.50% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 172.92 Bn | 132.01 Bn | 5.98 Bn | 11.97% |
| 2 | Cintas | 90.00 Bn | 89.09 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 19.46% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 32.99 Bn | 32.50 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 2.15% |
| 4 | Rollins | 18.37 Bn | 17.91 Bn | 582.90 Mn | 15.67% |
| 5 | APi | 18.18 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 3.63% |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 16.47 Bn | 14.51 Bn | 423.00 Mn | 15.83% |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.29 Bn | 12.30 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 2.76% |
| 8 | Rentokil Initial | 11.99 Bn | 5.51 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Gartner | 11.92 Bn | 5.41 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 13.31% |
| 10 | Pitney Bowes | 2.13 Bn | 955.79 Mn | 259.05 Mn | 6.26% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.26% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.08% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.30% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.50% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.46% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.39% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -4.96% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -5.78% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -10.10% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.46% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -9.09% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -8.87% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.52% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -3.07% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.69% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.75% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.05% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.03% |
API Access
Pitney Bowes Return on Assets [ROA] 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-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=PBI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "PBI", "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-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=PBI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();