Pitney Bowes PBI
NYSE PBI
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As of: Nov 11, 2026 · 10:31 AM EST

Pitney Bowes (PBI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2023)

Updated

Pitney Bowes (PBI) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 13.90% for Q1 2023, down 35.74 percentage points from 49.64% a year earlier and down 127.16 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Pitney Bowes (PBI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2023) Analysis & Trends

For FY2022, Pitney Bowes' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 42.63%, up 44.11 percentage points from FY2021.

  • Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a four-year change of -322.65 percentage points (FY2018 to FY2022).
  • In prior years, Pitney Bowes' Return on Equity [ROE] was -1.47% in FY2021 (+98.80 pp), -100.27% in FY2020 (-199.82 pp), 99.55% in FY2019 (-265.74 pp) and 365.29% in FY2018.
  • The Q1 2023 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q4 2021.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +97.02 percentage points.
  • The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q4 2021, with a gain of 239.23 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2020, with a drop of 364.46 percentage points.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 141.05% (Q4 2022), 177.89% (Q3 2022) and 51.80% (Q2 2022).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROE (Qtr)
1 Accenture 172.92 Bn 132.01 Bn 5.98 Bn 25.93%
2 Cintas 90.00 Bn 89.09 Bn 1.55 Bn 39.84%
3 Iron Mountain 32.99 Bn 32.50 Bn 1.06 Bn -
4 Rollins 18.37 Bn 17.91 Bn 582.90 Mn 37.31%
5 APi 18.18 Bn 15.39 Bn 770.00 Mn 10.48%
6 UL Solutions 16.47 Bn 14.51 Bn 423.00 Mn 32.10%
7 Aramark 14.29 Bn 12.30 Bn 430.34 Mn 11.50%
8 Rentokil Initial 11.99 Bn 5.51 Bn - -
9 Gartner 11.92 Bn 5.41 Bn 1.07 Bn -
10 Pitney Bowes 2.13 Bn 955.79 Mn 259.05 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2023 13.90%
Dec 31, 2022 141.05%
Sep 30, 2022 177.89%
Jun 30, 2022 51.80%
Mar 31, 2022 49.64%
Dec 31, 2021 -1.68%
Sep 30, 2021 34.16%
Jun 30, 2021 54.46%
Mar 31, 2021 -7.65%
Dec 31, 2020 -240.91%
Sep 30, 2020 -38.83%
Jun 30, 2020 -104.12%
Mar 31, 2020 -7.22%
Dec 31, 2019 123.55%
Sep 30, 2019 206.79%
Jun 30, 2019 231.13%
Mar 31, 2019 200.77%
Dec 31, 2018 233.66%
Sep 30, 2018 323.83%
Jun 30, 2018 419.40%
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