Xpo (XPO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Xpo (XPO) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 10.83% in Q2 2026, up 1.15 percentage points from 9.68% a year earlier and up 1.07 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Xpo (XPO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Xpo reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 9.34%, down 1.85 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +8.59 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 11.18% in FY2024 (+3.31 pp), 7.88% in FY2023 (+1.36 pp), 6.52% in FY2022 (+2.54 pp) and 3.98% in FY2021 (+3.23 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.91 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 4.90 percentage points in Q2 2024, against a drop of 2.65 percentage points in Q3 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 9.76% (Q1 2026), 9.18% (Q4 2025) and 9.50% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 170.50 Bn | 165.03 Bn | - | 15.51% |
| 2 | Csx | 88.86 Bn | 85.07 Bn | - | 11.65% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 82.91 Bn | 59.81 Bn | - | 12.85% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.79 Bn | 75.81 Bn | - | 5.98% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 72.78 Bn | 67.42 Bn | - | 9.62% |
| 6 | Fedex | 69.54 Bn | 35.48 Bn | - | 7.44% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 48.82 Bn | 31.01 Bn | - | 10.82% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 38.83 Bn | 38.10 Bn | - | 24.14% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.02 Bn | -25.36 Bn | - | 9.15% |
| 10 | Xpo | 21.66 Bn | 20.48 Bn | - | 10.83% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.83% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.76% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.18% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.50% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.68% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.76% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.57% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.12% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.72% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.60% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.68% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.53% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.25% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.02% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.97% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.29% |
API Access
Xpo 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=XPO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "XPO", "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=XPO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();