Skywest (SKYW) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Skywest's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 10.54% in Q2 2026, up 0.25 percentage points from 10.29% a year earlier and up 0.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Skywest (SKYW) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Skywest came in at 11.04%, up 2.29 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +9.18 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 8.75% in FY2024 (+7.01 pp), 1.74% in FY2023 (-1.23 pp), 2.97% in FY2022 (-1.78 pp) and 4.75% in FY2021 (+2.88 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has moved between 0.70% (Q3 2023) and 11.13% (Q3 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for ten straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.97 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 7.01 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2023 (a drop of 3.29 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SKYW's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 10.50% (Q1 2026), 10.97% (Q4 2025) and 11.13% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 173.89 Bn | 166.14 Bn | - | 15.93% |
| 2 | Csx | 94.27 Bn | 89.49 Bn | - | 13.38% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 86.13 Bn | 63.03 Bn | - | 11.61% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 79.52 Bn | 78.54 Bn | - | 6.99% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 74.18 Bn | 68.65 Bn | - | 9.77% |
| 6 | Fedex | 71.02 Bn | 36.96 Bn | - | 7.01% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 50.26 Bn | 32.44 Bn | - | 10.05% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 38.08 Bn | 37.35 Bn | - | 28.03% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.84 Bn | -25.85 Bn | - | 8.46% |
| 10 | Skywest | 3.65 Bn | 966.08 Mn | - | 10.54% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.54% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.50% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.97% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.13% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.29% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.36% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.80% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.70% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.24% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.66% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.80% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.70% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.13% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.02% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.89% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.65% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.72% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.69% |
API Access
Skywest 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=SKYW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "SKYW", "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=SKYW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();