Trinity Industries TRN
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Trinity Industries (TRN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2022)

Updated

Trinity Industries' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 3.83% for Q4 2022, up 1.07 percentage points from 2.76% a year earlier and up 0.56 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Trinity Industries (TRN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2022) Analysis & Trends

For FY2022, Trinity Industries' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 3.91%, up 1.21 percentage points from FY2021.

  • Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of -0.85 percentage points (FY2017 to FY2022).
  • Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 2.71% in FY2021 (+3.74 pp), -1.03% in FY2020 (-4.90 pp), 3.87% in FY2019 (+0.79 pp) and 3.08% in FY2018 (-1.68 pp).
  • The Q4 2022 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q1 2020.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for seven consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.19 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
  • The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q1 2022 (a gain of 5.00 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2021 (a drop of 7.23 percentage points).
  • Business Quant data shows TRN's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 3.27% (Q3 2022), 3.13% (Q2 2022) and 3.14% (Q1 2022) in the three quarters before Q4 2022.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 388.70 Bn 360.40 Bn 7.76 Bn 15.86%
2 Amphenol 214.42 Bn 209.12 Bn 3.55 Bn 16.52%
3 Deere 185.30 Bn 194.07 Bn 4.66 Bn 9.33%
4 Eaton 169.35 Bn 166.59 Bn 2.86 Bn 10.34%
5 Parker-Hannifin 122.64 Bn 120.77 Bn 2.25 Bn 15.40%
6 Vertiv Holdings 97.12 Bn 87.74 Bn 1.23 Bn 23.98%
7 Emerson Electric 90.13 Bn 82.89 Bn 2.66 Bn 10.94%
8 3M 83.49 Bn 64.94 Bn 2.68 Bn 22.67%
9 Illinois Tool Works 74.89 Bn 71.45 Bn 1.90 Bn 27.10%
10 Trinity Industries 2.08 Bn 1.53 Bn 109.90 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2022 3.83%
Sep 30, 2022 3.27%
Jun 30, 2022 3.13%
Mar 31, 2022 3.14%
Dec 31, 2021 2.76%
Sep 30, 2021 2.47%
Jun 30, 2021 2.05%
Mar 31, 2021 -1.86%
Dec 31, 2020 -1.05%
Sep 30, 2020 -0.39%
Jun 30, 2020 -0.12%
Mar 31, 2020 5.37%
Dec 31, 2019 4.01%
Sep 30, 2019 4.07%
Jun 30, 2019 3.72%
Mar 31, 2019 3.70%
Dec 31, 2018 3.12%
Sep 30, 2018 4.31%
Jun 30, 2018 4.65%
Mar 31, 2018 4.53%
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