DLH Holdings (DLHC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
DLH Holdings' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -0.12% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 8.24 percentage points from 8.12% a year earlier and down 3.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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DLH Holdings (DLHC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), DLH Holdings' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 6.46%, down 2.63 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of -5.95 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 9.09% in FY2024 (+0.08 pp), 9.01% in FY2023 (-14.01 pp), 23.02% in FY2022 (+9.13 pp) and 13.89% in FY2021 (+1.48 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q3 2013.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.63 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in fiscal Q2 2022 (a gain of 12.44 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 17.96 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows DLHC's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 3.12% (Q2 2026), 5.11% (Q1 2026) and 6.65% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 321.31 Bn | 275.31 Bn | 4.68 Bn | -26.86% |
| 2 | Rtx | 248.97 Bn | 222.19 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 9.62% |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.99 Bn | 59.70 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 8.25% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 116.67 Bn | 103.39 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 24.71% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.54 Bn | 88.15 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 22.99% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.31 Bn | 76.42 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 13.87% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.04 Bn | 70.40 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 22.44% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 67.90 Bn | 57.15 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 12.41% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.82 Bn | 20.27 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 15.09% |
| 10 | DLH Holdings | 58.70 Mn | 57.95 Mn | 7.41 Mn | -0.12% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.12% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.11% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.65% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.12% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.61% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.30% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.35% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.36% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.24% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.91% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.20% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 23.47% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.91% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.86% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.17% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 11.56% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 10.47% |
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DLH Holdings Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=DLHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "DLHC", "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=DLHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();