Aar (AIR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Aar's (AIR) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.28% in Q1 2026, up 400.0% year-on-year from 2.06% in Q1 2025, and down 7.23% quarter-over-quarter from 11.08% in Q4 2025.

Aar (AIR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Aar has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 10.28% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 10.28%, up 400.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 10.28% (up 400.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 8.22%, up 118.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.28% for Q1 2026 at Aar, down from 11.08% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 11.08% in Q4 2025 to a low of 4.73% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 8.53% (2023), against an average of 8.44%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 375 bps in 2024 and jumped 635 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Aar's Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.64% in 2022, then retreated by 12 bps to 8.48% in 2023, then sank by 44 bps to 4.73% in 2024, then soared by 134 bps to 11.08% in 2025, then fell by 7 bps to 10.28% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 10.28% (Q1 2026), 11.08% (Q4 2025), and 8.8% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 -265.55%
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn -9.24%
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 8.75%
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn 7.00%
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn 19.82%
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 23.50%
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn 14.01%
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn 6.49%
10 Aar 5.16 Bn 5.08 Bn 154.70 Mn 10.28%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 10.28%
Nov 30, 2025 11.08%
Aug 31, 2025 8.80%
May 31, 2025 8.06%
Feb 28, 2025 6.27%
Nov 30, 2024 4.73%
Aug 31, 2024 6.38%
May 31, 2024 6.70%
Feb 29, 2024 8.49%
Nov 30, 2023 8.48%
Aug 31, 2023 8.53%
May 31, 2023 9.55%
Feb 28, 2023 9.71%
Nov 30, 2022 9.64%
Aug 31, 2022 10.01%
May 31, 2022 8.80%
Feb 28, 2022 8.03%
Nov 30, 2021 8.71%
Aug 31, 2021 8.00%
May 31, 2021 6.79%