BWX Technologies (BWXT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
BWX Technologies (BWXT) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 11.44% for Q1 2026, down 407.0% year-over-year from 3.73% in Q1 2025, and down 5.13% quarter-over-quarter from 12.06% in Q4 2025.
BWX Technologies (BWXT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
BWX Technologies (BWXT) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 11.44% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 407.0% year-over-year to 11.44%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.44% (down 407.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 13.95%, down 235.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed eased to 11.44% in Q1 2026 per BWXT's latest filing, from 12.06% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 16.75% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 11.44% in Q1 2026.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 15.03% across 5 years, with a median of 15.51% in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 415 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 173 bps.
- BWX Technologies' Return on Capital Employed stood at 15.3% in 2022, then increased by 5 bps to 16.05% in 2023, then fell by 3 bps to 15.63% in 2024, then fell by 23 bps to 12.06% in 2025, then fell by 5 bps to 11.44% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BWXT's Return on Capital Employed at 11.44% in Q1 2026, 12.06% in Q4 2025, and 13.08% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.64% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.44% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.92% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.51% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.63% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.75% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.64% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.31% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.03% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.96% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.73% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.30% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.29% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.75% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.99% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.62% |