Top Ships (TOPS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2021)
Top Ships (TOPS) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 10.35% for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, up 3.50 percentage points from 6.84% a year earlier.
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Top Ships (TOPS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2021) Analysis & Trends
Dating back to the year ended Dec 31, 2009, Top Ships' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] record includes 17 years.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +10.87 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- The figure for the year ended Dec 31, 2025 ranks as the highest annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to the year ended Dec 31, 2009.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 6.84% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+0.05 pp), 6.79% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-2.08 pp), 8.87% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+1.64 pp) and 7.23% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+7.75 pp).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 178.63 Bn | 170.88 Bn | - | 15.93% |
| 2 | Csx | 94.16 Bn | 89.39 Bn | - | 13.38% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.47 Bn | 60.32 Bn | 22.04 Bn | 11.55% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.54 Bn | 81.26 Bn | 57.15 Mn | 7.22% |
| 5 | Fedex | 75.60 Bn | 41.80 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 7.01% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - | 9.77% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 60.67 Bn | 42.86 Bn | - | 10.05% |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 39.17 Bn | -18.53 Bn | - | 8.46% |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.72 Bn | 33.56 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 29.43% |
| 10 | Top Ships | 13.51 Mn | -35.91 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2021 | 42.91% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 19.49% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 9.99% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -0.88% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -3.64% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 2.43% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 18.04% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 8.35% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | -6.13% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | -6.20% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -12.58% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 16.63% |
API Access
Top Ships Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=TOPS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "TOPS", "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=TOPS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();