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Boeing (BA) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Boeing has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 18 years, most recently at 0.07% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 26.0% to 0.07% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.07% through Mar 2026, up 26.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.08% for FY2025, 29.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.07% for Q1 2026 at Boeing, down from 0.08% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 0.08% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 0.21% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.07% (2022), against an average of 0.08%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: fell -19bps in 2024 and later rose 30bps in 2025.
  • Tracing BA's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 0.07% in 2022, then soared by 74bps to 0.02% in 2023, then plummeted by -1004bps to 0.21% in 2024, then surged by 139bps to 0.08% in 2025, then dropped by -17bps to 0.07% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.07%, 0.08%, and 0.17% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.