Aar (AIR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Aar (AIR) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 8.30% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 3.90 percentage points from 4.40% a year earlier and up 0.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Aar (AIR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Aar reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 8.88%, up 6.14 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +4.19 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 2.73% in FY2025 (-3.06 pp), 5.79% in FY2024 (-2.14 pp), 7.93% in FY2023 (+0.81 pp) and 7.12% in FY2022 (+2.44 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q2 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.88 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 7.78 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2026, against a drop of 7.46 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 8.27% (Q4 2026), 7.78% (Q3 2026) and 8.25% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 321.31 Bn | 275.31 Bn | 4.68 Bn | -53.90% |
| 2 | Rtx | 248.97 Bn | 222.19 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 8.08% |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.99 Bn | 59.70 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 7.69% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 116.67 Bn | 103.39 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 26.98% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.54 Bn | 88.15 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 19.17% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.31 Bn | 76.42 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 13.63% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.04 Bn | 70.40 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 20.27% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 67.90 Bn | 57.15 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 12.31% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.82 Bn | 20.27 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 12.25% |
| 10 | Aar | 4.12 Bn | 3.77 Bn | 176.30 Mn | 8.30% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 8.30% |
| May 31, 2026 | 8.27% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 7.78% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 8.25% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 4.40% |
| May 31, 2025 | 2.71% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 1.41% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 4.83% |
| May 31, 2024 | 5.67% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 7.46% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 7.59% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 7.35% |
| May 31, 2023 | 7.57% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 7.73% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 7.84% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 8.02% |
| May 31, 2022 | 7.08% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 6.35% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 6.94% |
API Access
Aar 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=AIR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "AIR", "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=AIR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();