Boeing (BA) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Boeing (BA) reported Return on Capital Employed of 7.0% for Q1 2026, up 2625.0% year-over-year from 0.26% in Q1 2025, and down 16.58% quarter-over-quarter from 8.39% in Q4 2025.
Boeing (BA) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Boeing (BA) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 7.0% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 7.0%, up 2625.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.0% (up 2625.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 7.9%, up 2948.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed retreated to 7.0% in Q1 2026 per BA's latest filing, from 8.39% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 8.39% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 21.44% in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 8.13% and a median of 7.44% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed slumped 1949 bps in 2024, then soared 2983 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 7.44% in 2022, then jumped by 74 bps to 1.94% in 2023, then tumbled by 1004 bps to 21.44% in 2024, then soared by 139 bps to 8.39% in 2025, then fell by 17 bps to 7.0% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BA's Return on Capital Employed at 7.0% in Q1 2026, 8.39% in Q4 2025, and 16.78% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | TransDigm | 74.20 Bn | 70.32 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 19.95% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.39% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -16.78% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -17.63% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -19.25% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -21.44% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -15.51% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -4.05% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.67% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.94% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -7.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -5.80% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -7.44% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -15.59% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -8.25% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -7.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -4.73% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -10.91% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -12.26% |