Boeing (BA) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Boeing's (BA) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 7.0% in Q1 2026, up 2625.0% year-on-year from 0.26% in Q1 2025, and down 16.58% on a QoQ basis 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.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 2625.0% year-over-year to 7.0% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 7.0%, a 2625.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 7.9%, up 2948.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 7.0%, down from 8.39% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for BA reached as high as 8.39% in Q4 2025 and fell as low as 21.44% in Q4 2024.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 8.13% across 5 years, with a median of 7.44% in 2022.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 1949 bps in 2024 and jumped 2983 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.44% in 2022, then jumped by 74 bps to 1.94% in 2023, then plunged by 1004 bps to 21.44% in 2024, then soared by 139 bps to 8.39% in 2025, then slipped by 17 bps to 7.0% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 7.0% in Q1 2026, 8.39% in Q4 2025, and 16.78% in Q3 2025.
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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% |