Safehold (SAFE) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Safehold's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 1.44% for Q3 2026, up 0.07 percentage points from 1.36% a year earlier and up 0.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Safehold (SAFE) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Safehold's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 1.43%, up 0.14 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of +14.30 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 1.30% in FY2024 (+2.58 pp), -1.28% in FY2023 (-4.01 pp), 2.72% in FY2022 (+1.13 pp) and 1.60% in FY2021 (+14.46 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.87 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q3 2022 (a gain of 26.72 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a drop of 19.84 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows SAFE's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 1.42% (Q2 2026), 1.39% (Q1 2026) and 1.41% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 179.36 Bn | 166.43 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 0.65% |
| 2 | Prologis | 122.34 Bn | 120.73 Bn | - | 4.98% |
| 3 | Simon Property | 79.95 Bn | 78.05 Bn | - | 9.67% |
| 4 | Public Storage | 62.14 Bn | 61.58 Bn | 112.08 Mn | 2.59% |
| 5 | Realty Income | 55.95 Bn | 57.33 Bn | - | 3.56% |
| 6 | Ventas | 47.02 Bn | 46.18 Bn | -3.39 Bn | 9.63% |
| 7 | Ryman Hospitality Properties | 46.62 Bn | 45.46 Bn | 266.41 Mn | 9.75% |
| 8 | Vivmark Residential | 37.34 Bn | 37.09 Bn | - | 0.37% |
| 9 | Extra Space Storage | 33.12 Bn | 32.90 Bn | 650.96 Mn | 5.30% |
| 10 | Safehold | 696.84 Mn | 806.74 Mn | 117.89 Mn | 1.44% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.44% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.42% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.39% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.36% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.26% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.27% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.47% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.72% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.86% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.23% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.49% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.79% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.85% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.35% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.31% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.99% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.03% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -8.37% |
API Access
Safehold 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=SAFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "SAFE", "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=SAFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();