Ryder System (R) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Ryder System (R) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -80.11% for Q3 2026, down 12.60 percentage points from -67.50% a year earlier and down 1.48 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ryder System (R) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ryder System's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -68.53%, up 4.82 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of -6.09 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Ryder System's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -73.35% in FY2024 (+4.17 pp), -77.52% in FY2023 (+0.31 pp), -77.83% in FY2022 (-7.44 pp) and -70.40% in FY2021 (-7.95 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q3 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.37 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q1 2024, with a gain of 11.55 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2026, with a drop of 12.60 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was -78.62% (Q2 2026), -74.73% (Q1 2026) and -68.83% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 172.47 Bn | 164.72 Bn | - | 15.93% |
| 2 | United Parcel Service | 92.24 Bn | 69.07 Bn | - | 11.55% |
| 3 | Csx | 90.81 Bn | 86.03 Bn | - | 13.38% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.61 Bn | 80.64 Bn | - | 7.22% |
| 5 | Fedex | 72.98 Bn | 39.17 Bn | - | 7.01% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 71.87 Bn | 66.34 Bn | - | 9.77% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 57.23 Bn | 39.41 Bn | - | 10.05% |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.65 Bn | -21.05 Bn | - | 8.46% |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.12 Bn | 32.96 Bn | - | 29.43% |
| 10 | Ryder System | 10.19 Bn | 9.39 Bn | 685.00 Mn | 8.95% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.95% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.73% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.47% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.96% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.84% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.01% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.05% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.86% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.63% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.63% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.18% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.94% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.12% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.97% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.20% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.35% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.36% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.92% |
API Access
Ryder System Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=R&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "R", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=R&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();