Pitney Bowes (PBI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Pitney Bowes' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -33.85% in Q2 2026, down 33.85 percentage points from 0.00% a year earlier but up 1.34 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pitney Bowes (PBI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Pitney Bowes came in at -36.50%, down 36.50 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +54.89 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 0.00% in FY2024 (+54.03 pp), -54.03% in FY2023 (-16.55 pp), -37.48% in FY2022 (-37.48 pp) and 0.00% in FY2021 (+91.39 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has moved between -105.13% (Q3 2021) and 0.00% (Q2 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +7.79 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 97.49 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2022 (a drop of 78.53 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, PBI's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -35.18% (Q1 2026), -35.09% (Q4 2025) and -37.47% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 132.79 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 20.89% |
| 2 | Cintas | 77.24 Bn | 76.43 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 27.72% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.76 Bn | 33.28 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 7.58% |
| 4 | APi | 17.50 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 6.73% |
| 5 | Aramark | 14.64 Bn | 12.66 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 6.84% |
| 6 | Rollins | 14.51 Bn | 14.06 Bn | 569.95 Mn | 26.74% |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 13.33 Bn | 12.11 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 22.87% |
| 8 | Gartner | 11.67 Bn | 5.36 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 28.65% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 10.08 Bn | 3.42 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Pitney Bowes | 2.30 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 254.70 Mn | -33.85% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -33.85% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -35.18% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -35.09% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -37.47% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -80.99% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -94.87% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -28.10% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -36.63% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -36.34% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -35.82% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -100.88% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -104.69% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -89.81% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -105.13% |
API Access
Pitney Bowes 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=PBI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=PBI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();