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% YoY from 3.73% in Q1 2025, and down 5.13% sequentially from 12.06% in Q4 2025.

BWX Technologies (BWXT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

BWX Technologies has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 11.44% for 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 slipped to 11.44% in Q1 2026, from 12.06% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for BWXT reached as high as 16.75% in Q3 2024 and fell as low as 11.44% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 15.51% (2025), against an average of 15.03%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed sank 415 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 173 bps.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 15.3% in 2022, then grew by 5 bps to 16.05% in 2023, then declined by 3 bps to 15.63% in 2024, then declined by 23 bps to 12.06% in 2025, then declined by 5 bps to 11.44% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 11.44%, 12.06%, and 13.08% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

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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 BWX Technologies 17.53 Bn 17.02 Bn 197.37 Mn 11.44%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 30, 2021 20.15%