Boeing (BA) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Boeing (BA) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 7.0% for Q1 2026, up 2625.0% YoY from 0.26% in Q1 2025, and down 16.58% sequentially from 8.39% in Q4 2025.
Boeing (BA) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Boeing has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 7.0% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 2625.0% year-over-year to 7.0%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.0% (up 2625.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 7.9%, up 2948.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed eased to 7.0% in Q1 2026, 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.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 7.44% (2022), against an average of 8.13%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 1949 bps — and 2025, when it soared 2983 bps.
- 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 sank 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.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 7.0%, 8.39%, and 16.78% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boeing | 1,106.33 Bn | 1,085.43 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 7.00% |
| 2 | Rtx | 258.51 Bn | 253.40 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 8.75% |
| 3 | General Dynamics | 174.86 Bn | 171.21 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 14.01% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 119.99 Bn | 118.10 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 19.82% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 107.26 Bn | 104.82 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 23.50% |
| 6 | TransDigm | 76.18 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 19.95% |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 73.88 Bn | 71.79 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 6.49% |
| 8 | Rocket Lab | 60.59 Bn | 59.31 Bn | 76.49 Mn | -10.40% |
| 9 | L3Harris Technologies | 54.60 Bn | 54.60 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 12.10% |
| 10 | Heico | 50.20 Bn | 50.07 Bn | 569.53 Mn | 13.72% |
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% |