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% on a QoQ basis from 8.39% in Q4 2025.
Boeing (BA) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 7.0% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 2625.0% year-over-year to 7.0% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.0% (up 2625.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.9%, up 2948.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 7.0% in Q1 2026 per BA's latest filing, from 8.39% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 8.39% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 21.44% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 7.44% (2022), against an average of 8.13%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Return on Capital Employed plunged 1949 bps; it then jumped 2983 bps in 2025.
- Tracing BA's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 7.44% in 2022, then surged by 74 bps to 1.94% in 2023, then sank by 1004 bps to 21.44% in 2024, then jumped by 139 bps to 8.39% in 2025, then dropped by 17 bps to 7.0% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest BA Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 7.0% (Q1 2026), 8.39% (Q4 2025), and 16.78% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 316.77 Bn | 306.03 Bn | 9.11 Bn | -9.24% |
| 2 | Rtx | 238.61 Bn | 233.51 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 8.75% |
| 3 | Boeing | 172.59 Bn | 151.68 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 7.00% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 122.59 Bn | 120.70 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 19.82% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 102.88 Bn | 100.44 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 23.50% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 92.64 Bn | 88.99 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 14.01% |
| 7 | Rocket Lab | 82.19 Bn | 80.92 Bn | 76.49 Mn | -10.40% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 78.95 Bn | 76.86 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 6.49% |
| 9 | TransDigm | 70.63 Bn | 66.75 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 19.95% |
| 10 | Cae | 60.63 Bn | 60.14 Bn | -496.95 Mn | - |
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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -18.79% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -18.39% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -9.92% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -8.70% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -12.95% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -5.52% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 11.72% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 4.59% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 32.59% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 34.83% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 31.27% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 31.40% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 29.43% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 38.26% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 26.44% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 24.90% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 15.61% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 14.83% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 11.80% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 12.55% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 16.59% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 16.08% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 20.39% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 19.23% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 19.83% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 16.77% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 17.63% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 17.12% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 16.60% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 15.56% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 15.27% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 14.50% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 14.21% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 15.23% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 15.75% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 16.69% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 16.52% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 16.33% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 15.05% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 15.19% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 14.36% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 6.91% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 7.73% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 7.63% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 0.61% |