Leonardo DRS (DRS) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
Leonardo DRS (DRS) posted Return on Capital Employed of 11.28% for Q1 2026, up 1.64% on a QoQ basis from 11.1% in Q4 2025, and up 136.0% year-over-year from 4.78% in Q1 2025.
Leonardo DRS (DRS) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Leonardo DRS's Return on Capital Employed history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 11.28% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 136.0% year-over-year to 11.28% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.28% (up 136.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 11.21%, up 123.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 11.28% for Q1 2026 at Leonardo DRS, up from 11.1% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 26.75% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 7.78% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 12.94% and a median of 10.91% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 1550 bps — and 2023, when it sank 1896 bps.
- Leonardo DRS's Return on Capital Employed stood at 24.8% in 2022, then slumped by 66 bps to 8.43% in 2023, then rose by 20 bps to 10.08% in 2024, then rose by 10 bps to 11.1% in 2025, then gained by 2 bps to 11.28% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DRS's Return on Capital Employed at 11.28% in Q1 2026, 11.1% in Q4 2025, and 11.1% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 375.76 Bn | 366.42 Bn | -3.10 Bn | 5.60% |
| 2 | Rtx | 290.54 Bn | 282.23 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 9.62% |
| 3 | Boeing | 170.29 Bn | 150.27 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 8.25% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 133.52 Bn | 129.73 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 24.71% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 113.70 Bn | 111.26 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 23.50% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 103.50 Bn | 99.17 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 13.87% |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 76.72 Bn | 74.42 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 6.15% |
| 8 | TransDigm | 73.38 Bn | 69.50 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 19.95% |
| 9 | L3Harris Technologies | 51.84 Bn | 51.25 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 12.10% |
| 10 | Leonardo DRS | 12.09 Bn | 11.76 Bn | 212.00 Mn | 11.28% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.28% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.10% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.35% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.93% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.08% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.43% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.78% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.42% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.92% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.80% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 26.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.91% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.33% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.87% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.25% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.82% |