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% quarter-over-quarter from 19.76% in Q4 2025.

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

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

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 25.55%, down 3957.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 25.55% (down 3957.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 17.86%, up 331.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed advanced to 25.55% in Q1 2026 per BUKS's latest filing, from 19.76% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 65.12% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 9.29% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 20.43% and a median of 15.57% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed surged 5575 bps in 2025, then tumbled 3957 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 15.1% in 2022, then slumped by 38 bps to 9.29% in 2023, then jumped by 94 bps to 17.99% in 2024, then advanced by 10 bps to 19.76% in 2025, then climbed by 29 bps to 25.55% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BUKS's Return on Capital Employed at 25.55% in Q1 2026, 19.76% in Q4 2025, and 19.07% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 -265.55%
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn -9.24%
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 8.75%
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn 7.00%
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn 19.82%
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 23.50%
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn 14.01%
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn 6.49%
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%