AerCap Holdings (AER) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
AerCap Holdings (AER) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 6.95% in Q3 2026, down 0.77 percentage points from 7.72% a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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AerCap Holdings (AER) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, AerCap Holdings reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 8.44%, up 2.63 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -1.06 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 5.81% in FY2024 (-1.55 pp), 7.36% in FY2023 (+6.60 pp), 0.76% in FY2022 (-4.62 pp) and 5.38% in FY2021 (-4.12 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest 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 +0.66 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 6.82 percentage points in Q3 2023, against a drop of 4.51 percentage points in Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 6.95% (Q2 2026), 7.94% (Q1 2026) and 7.67% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 334.86 Bn | 293.38 Bn | 5.02 Bn | -38.72% |
| 2 | Rtx | 256.39 Bn | 224.66 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 8.59% |
| 3 | Boeing | 137.52 Bn | 46.48 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 18.19% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 130.55 Bn | 114.79 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 26.48% |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 95.65 Bn | 80.88 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 14.04% |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 85.05 Bn | 81.51 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 18.83% |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 81.91 Bn | 77.67 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 21.46% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 74.74 Bn | 62.20 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 12.20% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 69.91 Bn | 29.43 Bn | 2.02 Bn | -6.73% |
| 10 | AerCap Holdings | 29.15 Bn | 22.07 Bn | - | 8.45% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.45% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.10% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.08% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.79% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.81% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.24% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.87% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.70% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.41% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.47% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.92% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.92% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.42% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.31% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.17% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.10% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.61% |
API Access
AerCap Holdings 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=AER&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "AER", "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=AER&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();