Cae (CAE) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Cae (CAE) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 6.10% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 0.30 percentage points from 6.40% a year earlier and down 0.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cae (CAE) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Mar 31, 2026, Cae posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 8.96%, down 1.44 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +8.50 percentage points (years ended Mar 2021 to Mar 2026).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 10.40% in the year ended Mar 31, 2025 (+13.83 pp), -3.43% in the year ended Mar 31, 2024 (-8.57 pp), 5.13% in the year ended Mar 31, 2023 (+3.93 pp) and 1.20% in the year ended Mar 31, 2022 (+0.74 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] spans a low of 1.22% in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021 and a high of 6.94% in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] gained in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.44 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022 (a gain of 5.55 percentage points); the low point was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 (a drop of 2.23 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 came in at 6.60% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 6.04% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 6.94% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 321.31 Bn | 275.31 Bn | 4.68 Bn | -53.90% |
| 2 | Rtx | 248.97 Bn | 222.19 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 8.08% |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.99 Bn | 59.70 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 7.69% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 116.67 Bn | 103.39 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 26.98% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.54 Bn | 88.15 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 19.17% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.31 Bn | 76.42 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 13.63% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.04 Bn | 70.40 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 20.27% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 67.90 Bn | 57.15 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 12.31% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.82 Bn | 20.27 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 12.25% |
| 10 | Cae | 7.72 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 247.89 Mn | 6.10% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.10% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.60% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.04% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.94% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.69% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.59% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.88% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.07% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.92% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.27% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.83% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.90% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.16% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.11% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.69% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.22% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.55% |
API Access
Cae Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CAE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "CAE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CAE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();