DLH Holdings (DLHC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026)
DLH Holdings (DLHC) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -0.12% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 7.34 percentage points from 7.22% a year earlier and down 2.35 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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DLH Holdings (DLHC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), DLH Holdings posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 5.21%, down 3.69 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -3.49 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 8.90% in FY2024 (+0.07 pp), 8.83% in FY2023 (-13.58 pp), 22.40% in FY2022 (+11.14 pp) and 11.26% in FY2021 (+2.57 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q3 2012.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.14 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was fiscal Q4 2024 (a gain of 2.78 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 11.06 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 2.23% (Q2 2026), 3.26% (Q1 2026) and 5.28% (Q4 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 | 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 | 2.23% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.26% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.28% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.22% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.08% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.98% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.99% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.36% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.32% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.38% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.61% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.70% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 8.39% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.89% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 8.89% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 10.23% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 8.34% |
API Access
DLH Holdings Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=DLHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=DLHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();