Ryder System (R) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Ryder System's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -70.57% for Q3 2026, down 7.24 percentage points from -63.33% a year earlier and down 2.21 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ryder System (R) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ryder System's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -63.52%, up 2.78 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of +1.45 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -66.30% in FY2024 (-6.73 pp), -59.57% in FY2023 (+4.21 pp), -63.78% in FY2022 (-4.74 pp) and -59.04% in FY2021 (+5.93 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q1 2021.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.79 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q1 2022 (a gain of 14.11 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2024 (a drop of 7.62 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows R's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at -68.36% (Q2 2026), -65.91% (Q1 2026) and -63.65% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 172.47 Bn | 164.72 Bn | - | 15.71% |
| 2 | United Parcel Service | 92.24 Bn | 69.07 Bn | - | 12.25% |
| 3 | Csx | 90.81 Bn | 86.03 Bn | - | 12.59% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.61 Bn | 80.64 Bn | - | 5.96% |
| 5 | Fedex | 72.98 Bn | 39.17 Bn | - | 7.49% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 71.87 Bn | 66.34 Bn | - | 9.67% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 57.23 Bn | 39.41 Bn | - | 10.82% |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.65 Bn | -21.05 Bn | - | 8.90% |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.12 Bn | 32.96 Bn | - | 25.01% |
| 10 | Ryder System | 10.19 Bn | 9.39 Bn | 685.00 Mn | 7.88% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7.88% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.59% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.47% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.36% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.35% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.45% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.29% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.17% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.10% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.41% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.81% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.77% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.70% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.99% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.68% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.47% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.53% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.63% |
API Access
Ryder System 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=R&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=R&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();