Rli (RLI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Rli (RLI) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -10.33% for Q3 2026, up 3.58 percentage points from -13.91% a year earlier but down 2.93 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Rli (RLI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Rli's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -9.84%, up 5.99 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -23.29 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Rli's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -15.83% in FY2024 (-2.60 pp), -13.23% in FY2023 (-24.56 pp), 11.33% in FY2022 (-9.71 pp) and 21.04% in FY2021 (+7.59 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has run from a low of -20.50% in Q1 2025 to a high of 44.48% in Q1 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.01 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q1 2023, with a gain of 25.75 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2024, with a drop of 56.29 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was -7.40% (Q2 2026), -9.63% (Q1 2026) and -8.94% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,248.67 Bn | -185.49 Bn | 56.71 Bn | -11.13% |
| 2 | Chubb | 141.22 Bn | 92.15 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 11.97% |
| 3 | Progressive | 134.26 Bn | 109.78 Bn | 8.29 Bn | 28.24% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 98.32 Bn | 90.72 Bn | - | 13.08% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 82.09 Bn | 59.57 Bn | 5.93 Bn | 21.49% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 75.36 Bn | -19.02 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 72.54 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 3.33 Bn | 6.01% |
| 8 | Aon | 71.33 Bn | 50.56 Bn | - | 11.58% |
| 9 | Allstate | 65.04 Bn | 22.10 Bn | -9.85 Bn | 9.71% |
| 10 | Rli | 6.32 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 275.62 Mn | -10.33% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -10.33% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.18% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.28% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.21% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.80% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.24% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.23% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.27% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -3.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -21.93% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -24.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -25.07% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.48% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.34% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.88% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -31.49% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -26.90% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -24.71% |
API Access
Rli 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=RLI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "RLI", "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=RLI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();