Growth Metrics

Butler National (BUKS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Butler National (BUKS) reported Return on Capital Employed of 25.55% for Q1 2026, down 3957.0% year-over-year from 0.66% in Q1 2025, and up 29.31% on a QoQ basis from 19.76% in Q4 2025.

Butler National (BUKS) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 25.55% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 3957.0% year-over-year to 25.55% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 25.55% (down 3957.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 17.86%, up 331.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed climbed to 25.55% in Q1 2026 per BUKS's latest filing, from 19.76% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 65.12% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 9.29% in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 15.57% (2022), against an average of 20.43%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2025, when Return on Capital Employed soared 5575 bps; it then sank 3957 bps in 2026.
  • Tracing BUKS's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 15.1% in 2022, then plunged by 38 bps to 9.29% in 2023, then surged by 94 bps to 17.99% in 2024, then rose by 10 bps to 19.76% in 2025, then gained by 29 bps to 25.55% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest BUKS Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 25.55% (Q1 2026), 19.76% (Q4 2025), and 19.07% (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 Butler National - - 18.35 Mn 25.55%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 25.55%
Oct 31, 2025 19.76%
Jul 31, 2025 19.07%
Apr 30, 2025 44.91%
Jan 31, 2025 65.12%
Oct 31, 2024 17.99%
Jul 31, 2024 17.02%
Apr 30, 2024 14.59%
Jan 31, 2024 9.37%
Oct 31, 2023 9.29%
Jul 31, 2023 9.36%
Apr 30, 2023 9.93%
Jan 31, 2023 13.80%
Oct 31, 2022 15.10%
Jul 31, 2022 15.57%
Oct 31, 2021 15.05%
Jul 31, 2021 11.07%
Apr 30, 2021 7.12%
Jan 31, 2021 8.03%
Oct 31, 2020 9.03%
Jul 31, 2020 12.50%
Apr 30, 2020 16.11%
Jan 31, 2020 13.43%
Oct 31, 2019 12.53%
Jul 31, 2019 13.21%
Apr 30, 2019 13.54%
Jan 31, 2019 13.91%
Oct 31, 2018 10.19%
Apr 30, 2018 7.06%
Jan 31, 2018 9.27%
Oct 31, 2017 8.11%
Jul 31, 2017 10.76%
Apr 30, 2017 11.40%
Jan 31, 2017 7.75%
Oct 31, 2016 8.86%
Jul 31, 2016 3.08%
Apr 30, 2016 2.02%
Jan 31, 2016 -0.62%
Oct 31, 2015 -0.31%
Jul 31, 2015 2.74%
Apr 30, 2015 4.08%
Jan 31, 2015 12.35%
Oct 31, 2014 10.29%
Jul 31, 2014 8.36%
Apr 30, 2014 6.22%
Jan 31, 2014 0.00%
Oct 31, 2013 -1.66%
Jul 31, 2013 1.11%
Apr 30, 2013 4.43%
Jan 31, 2013 9.99%
Oct 31, 2012 16.58%
Jul 31, 2012 19.42%
Apr 30, 2012 17.86%
Jan 31, 2012 15.00%
Oct 31, 2011 17.20%
Jul 31, 2011 14.98%