Pitney Bowes (PBI) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Pitney Bowes (PBI) reported Return on Capital Employed of 25.32% for Q1 2026, up 909.0% year-over-year from 2.51% in Q1 2025, and down 12.2% quarter-over-quarter from 22.56% in Q4 2025.
Pitney Bowes (PBI) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Pitney Bowes (PBI) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 25.32% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 25.32%, up 909.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 25.32% (up 909.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 11.09%, up 3570.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed eased to 25.32% in Q1 2026 per PBI's latest filing, from 22.56% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 21.24% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 78.84% in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of 40.89% and a median of 34.52% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 4478 bps in 2023, then soared 4847 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 29.03% in 2022, then tumbled by 154 bps to 73.8% in 2023, then soared by 53 bps to 34.52% in 2024, then jumped by 35 bps to 22.56% in 2025, then retreated by 12 bps to 25.32% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PBI's Return on Capital Employed at 25.32% in Q1 2026, 22.56% in Q4 2025, and 21.24% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Parcel Service | 92.26 Bn | 86.49 Bn | 18.44 Bn | 12.93% |
| 2 | Fedex | 78.12 Bn | 66.43 Bn | 20.49 Bn | 7.64% |
| 3 | Hunt J B Transport Services | 26.94 Bn | 26.93 Bn | 2.88 Bn | 13.61% |
| 4 | C. H. Robinson Worldwide | 22.05 Bn | 21.89 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 24.42% |
| 5 | Expeditors International Of Washington | 21.79 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 8.31% |
| 6 | Landstar System | 7.42 Bn | 7.01 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 16.73% |
| 7 | GXO Logistics | 5.58 Bn | 4.83 Bn | 490.00 Mn | 4.02% |
| 8 | ZTO Express (Cayman) | 2.73 Bn | -774.03 Mn | 469.01 Mn | 14.91% |
| 9 | Pitney Bowes | 2.47 Bn | 2.16 Bn | 375.39 Mn | -25.32% |
| 10 | Cryoport | 783.40 Mn | 379.76 Mn | 21.91 Mn | -1.70% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -25.32% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -22.56% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -21.24% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -31.90% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -34.41% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -34.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -30.90% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -30.37% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -50.19% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -73.80% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -66.29% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -78.84% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -50.20% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -29.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -39.70% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -39.58% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -36.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -52.38% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -51.33% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -55.93% |