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

BWX Technologies (BWXT) reported 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% on a QoQ basis from 12.06% in Q4 2025.

BWX Technologies (BWXT) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 11.44% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 407.0% year-over-year to 11.44% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.44% (down 407.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 13.95%, down 235.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed retreated 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.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 15.51% (2025), against an average of 15.03%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed sank 415 bps; it then surged 173 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing BWXT's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 15.3% in 2022, then advanced by 5 bps to 16.05% in 2023, then slipped by 3 bps to 15.63% in 2024, then slipped by 23 bps to 12.06% in 2025, then slipped by 5 bps to 11.44% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest BWXT Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 11.44% (Q1 2026), 12.06% (Q4 2025), and 13.08% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

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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 BWX Technologies 18.60 Bn 18.09 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%
Mar 31, 2021 17.86%
Dec 31, 2020 21.35%
Sep 30, 2020 21.16%
Jun 30, 2020 22.72%
Mar 31, 2020 22.59%
Dec 31, 2019 22.25%
Sep 30, 2019 23.72%
Jun 30, 2019 20.95%
Mar 31, 2019 21.23%
Dec 31, 2018 23.14%
Sep 30, 2018 19.25%
Jun 30, 2018 21.17%
Mar 31, 2018 22.78%
Dec 31, 2017 24.56%
Sep 30, 2017 22.59%
Jun 30, 2017 21.97%
Mar 31, 2017 22.44%
Dec 31, 2016 23.17%
Sep 30, 2016 20.27%
Jun 30, 2016 27.27%
Mar 31, 2016 19.52%
Dec 31, 2015 19.82%
Sep 30, 2015 11.51%
Jun 30, 2015 1.07%
Mar 31, 2015 1.64%
Dec 31, 2014 1.30%
Sep 30, 2014 20.83%
Jun 30, 2014 24.08%
Mar 31, 2014 29.83%
Dec 31, 2013 30.70%
Sep 30, 2013 17.62%
Jun 30, 2013 17.94%
Mar 31, 2013 17.94%
Dec 31, 2012 19.89%
Sep 30, 2012 13.16%
Jun 30, 2012 13.40%
Mar 31, 2012 11.68%
Dec 31, 2011 10.06%
Sep 30, 2011 17.85%