Ducommun (DCO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Ducommun's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -2.18% for Q2 2026, down 7.27 percentage points from 5.08% a year earlier but up 1.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ducommun (DCO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ducommun's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -3.31%, down 8.81 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of -10.09 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 5.51% in FY2024 (+2.25 pp), 3.26% in FY2023 (-1.71 pp), 4.97% in FY2022 (-1.59 pp) and 6.56% in FY2021 (-0.22 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] is -5.46% (Q3 2025) to 6.96% (Q3 2021).
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.71 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q4 2024 (a gain of 2.43 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2025 (a drop of 10.79 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows DCO's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at -3.22% (Q1 2026), -4.18% (Q4 2025) and -5.46% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.20 Bn | 278.20 Bn | 4.68 Bn | -26.86% |
| 2 | Rtx | 249.38 Bn | 222.59 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 9.62% |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.06 Bn | 58.76 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 8.25% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 116.66 Bn | 103.39 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 24.71% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 91.36 Bn | 86.97 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 22.99% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 90.03 Bn | 77.14 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 13.87% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.17 Bn | 70.53 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 22.44% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.46 Bn | 57.71 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 12.41% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.76 Bn | 20.21 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 15.09% |
| 10 | Ducommun | 2.60 Bn | 2.42 Bn | 62.90 Mn | -2.18% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | -2.18% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | -3.22% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.18% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -5.46% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 5.08% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.66% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.48% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 5.32% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 4.66% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 3.75% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.16% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 3.83% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 4.45% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.94% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 5.22% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 5.29% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 5.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.56% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 6.96% |
API Access
Ducommun Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=DCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "DCO", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=DCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();