Cae (CAE) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Cae (CAE) posted Return on Capital Employed of 8.56% for Q1 2026, down 53.17% quarter-over-quarter from 18.28% in Q4 2025, and up 60.0% year-on-year from 5.35% in Q1 2025.

Cae (CAE) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cae (CAE) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 8.56% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 8.56%, up 60.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.56% (up 60.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 6.97%, down 216.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 8.56% for Q1 2026 at Cae, down from 18.28% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 18.28% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 2.47% in Q4 2024.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 6.88%, with a median of 6.81% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed sank 928 bps in 2024 and surged 2075 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.67% in 2022, then grew by 20 bps to 6.81% in 2023, then plunged by 136 bps to 2.47% in 2024, then surged by 841 bps to 18.28% in 2025, then slumped by 53 bps to 8.56% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 8.56% in Q1 2026, 18.28% in Q4 2025, and 9.42% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
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 Cae - - 230.83 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 8.56%
Dec 31, 2025 18.28%
Sep 30, 2025 9.42%
Jun 30, 2025 8.33%
Mar 31, 2025 7.96%
Dec 31, 2024 -2.47%
Sep 30, 2024 6.83%
Jun 30, 2024 7.55%
Mar 31, 2024 7.78%
Dec 31, 2023 6.81%
Sep 30, 2023 6.03%
Jun 30, 2023 5.40%
Mar 31, 2023 5.14%
Dec 31, 2022 5.67%
Sep 30, 2022 5.26%
Jun 30, 2022 5.17%
Mar 31, 2022 5.25%
Dec 31, 2021 2.39%
Sep 30, 2021 3.54%
Jun 30, 2021 2.95%