Pitney Bowes (PBI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Pitney Bowes' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 20.30% in Q3 2026, up 12.03 percentage points from 8.27% a year earlier and up 1.49 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 15.08%, up 15.08 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +9.52 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 0.00% in FY2024 (-2.71 pp), 2.71% in FY2023 (-6.35 pp), 9.06% in FY2022 (+9.06 pp) and 0.00% in FY2021 (-5.56 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q4 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +21.26 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 65.43 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2023 (a drop of 94.85 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, PBI's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 18.80% (Q2 2026), 17.20% (Q1 2026) and 13.50% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 172.92 Bn | 132.01 Bn | 5.98 Bn | 21.11% |
| 2 | Cintas | 90.00 Bn | 89.09 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 28.17% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 32.99 Bn | 32.50 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 7.49% |
| 4 | Rollins | 18.37 Bn | 17.91 Bn | 582.90 Mn | 26.03% |
| 5 | APi | 18.18 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 6.80% |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 16.47 Bn | 14.51 Bn | 423.00 Mn | 18.91% |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.29 Bn | 12.30 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 6.84% |
| 8 | Rentokil Initial | 11.99 Bn | 5.51 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Gartner | 11.92 Bn | 5.41 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 35.69% |
| 10 | Pitney Bowes | 2.13 Bn | 955.79 Mn | 259.05 Mn | 27.40% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 27.40% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 25.37% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.47% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.91% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.86% |
| 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 | -34.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -65.43% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -19.28% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -18.34% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.34% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 29.42% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.17% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.48% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.00% |
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();