Growth Metrics

Schneider National (SNDR) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026)

Schneider National's quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 3.81% in Q1 2026, down 30.0% year-on-year from 5.45% in Q1 2025, and down 1.67% quarter-over-quarter from 3.88% in Q4 2025.

Schneider National has reported Return on Capital Employed for 10 years, with the latest figure at 3.81% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 30.0% year-over-year to 3.81%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.81% (down 30.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.9%, down 19.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 3.81%, down from 3.88% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 18.77% in Q2 2022, with the low at 3.81% in Q1 2026.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 9.13%, with a median of 5.5% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed surged 740 bps in 2022 and plunged 1005 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing SNDR's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 16.34% in 2022, then tumbled by 54 bps to 7.48% in 2023, then sank by 45 bps to 4.08% in 2024, then decreased by 5 bps to 3.88% in 2025, then declined by 2 bps to 3.81% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 3.81% (Q1 2026), 3.88% (Q4 2025), and 3.98% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 47.65 Bn 47.37 Bn 1.33 Bn 26.96%
2 Xpo 25.84 Bn 25.61 Bn 1.67 Bn 10.45%
3 Saia 12.92 Bn 12.88 Bn - 10.92%
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.67 Bn 12.61 Bn 1.57 Bn 1.68%
5 Schneider National 6.38 Bn 6.12 Bn 1.27 Bn 3.81%
6 Rxo 4.55 Bn 4.53 Bn 254.00 Mn -3.46%
7 Arcbest 3.15 Bn 3.06 Bn 951.93 Mn 4.94%
8 Werner Enterprises 2.55 Bn 2.51 Bn 726.17 Mn 0.83%
9 Marten Transport 1.43 Bn 1.38 Bn 203.18 Mn 0.59%
10 Heartland Express 1.20 Bn 1.16 Bn 167.03 Mn -4.27%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.81%
Dec 31, 2025 3.88%
Sep 30, 2025 3.98%
Jun 30, 2025 4.19%
Mar 31, 2025 4.11%
Dec 31, 2024 4.08%
Sep 30, 2024 3.95%
Jun 30, 2024 4.04%
Mar 31, 2024 5.50%
Dec 31, 2023 7.48%
Sep 30, 2023 10.46%
Jun 30, 2023 13.11%
Mar 31, 2023 15.56%
Dec 31, 2022 16.34%
Sep 30, 2022 17.99%
Jun 30, 2022 18.77%
Mar 31, 2022 18.03%
Dec 31, 2021 16.61%
Sep 30, 2021 14.85%
Jun 30, 2021 12.47%
Mar 31, 2021 10.63%
Dec 31, 2020 9.10%
Sep 30, 2020 7.87%
Jun 30, 2020 6.91%
Mar 31, 2020 6.57%
Dec 31, 2019 6.33%
Sep 30, 2019 7.85%
Jun 30, 2019 10.04%
Mar 31, 2019 11.61%
Dec 31, 2018 12.18%
Sep 30, 2018 11.75%
Jun 30, 2018 10.82%
Mar 31, 2018 10.57%
Dec 31, 2017 9.82%
Sep 30, 2017 9.91%
Jun 30, 2017 10.62%
Mar 31, 2017 11.62%