Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 18.29% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 10.06 percentage points from 28.35% a year earlier and down 6.95 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Mar 31, 2026, Ryanair Holdings' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 25.07%, up 9.43 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +33.88 percentage points (years ended Mar 2021 to Mar 2026).
- In prior years, Ryanair Holdings' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 15.64% in the year ended Mar 31, 2025 (-3.23 pp), 18.87% in the year ended Mar 31, 2024 (+3.88 pp), 14.99% in the year ended Mar 31, 2023 (+19.05 pp) and -4.06% in the year ended Mar 31, 2022 (+4.75 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in four of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.10 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022, with a gain of 22.52 percentage points; the weakest was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, with a drop of 10.06 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 25.23% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 24.71% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 23.41% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 177.13 Bn | 169.38 Bn | - | 15.93% |
| 2 | Csx | 95.25 Bn | 90.48 Bn | - | 13.38% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 79.66 Bn | 79.37 Bn | - | 6.99% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 76.08 Bn | 53.01 Bn | - | 11.61% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 75.89 Bn | 70.35 Bn | - | 9.77% |
| 6 | Fedex | 71.92 Bn | 37.86 Bn | - | 7.01% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 52.14 Bn | 34.32 Bn | - | 10.05% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.40 Bn | 38.66 Bn | - | 28.03% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 33.14 Bn | -24.56 Bn | - | 8.46% |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.01 Bn | 11.66 Bn | - | 18.67% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.67% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.11% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 24.60% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 27.57% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.81% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.11% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.33% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.56% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.87% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.86% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.19% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.24% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.18% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -3.99% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -4.88% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -3.82% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -8.81% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -2.99% |
API Access
Ryanair Holdings Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=RYAAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "RYAAY", "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=RYAAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();