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% quarter-over-quarter from 12.06% in Q4 2025.

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

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

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 11.44%, down 407.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.44% (down 407.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 13.95%, down 235.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed fell to 11.44% in Q1 2026 per BWXT's latest filing, from 12.06% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 16.75% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 11.44% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 15.03% and a median of 15.51% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 415 bps in 2022, then jumped 173 bps in 2024.
  • 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.
  • 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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10 BWX Technologies 17.76 Bn 17.25 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%