Leonardo DRS (DRS) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
Leonardo DRS posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 11.28% for Q1 2026, up 136.0% year-on-year from 4.78% in Q1 2025, and up 1.64% on a QoQ basis from 11.1% in Q4 2025.
Leonardo DRS (DRS) has 6 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 11.28% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 136.0% year-over-year to 11.28%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.28% (up 136.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 11.21%, up 123.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 11.28%, 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.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 10.91% (2022), against an average of 12.94%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed surged 1550 bps; it then plunged 1896 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 24.8% in 2022, then tumbled by 66 bps to 8.43% in 2023, then increased by 20 bps to 10.08% in 2024, then increased by 10 bps to 11.1% in 2025, then rose by 2 bps to 11.28% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 11.28% (Q1 2026), 11.1% (Q4 2025), and 11.1% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 316.77 Bn | 306.03 Bn | 9.11 Bn | -9.24% |
| 2 | Rtx | 238.61 Bn | 233.51 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 8.75% |
| 3 | Boeing | 172.59 Bn | 151.68 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 7.00% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 122.59 Bn | 120.70 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 19.82% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 102.88 Bn | 100.44 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 23.50% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 92.64 Bn | 88.99 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 14.01% |
| 7 | Rocket Lab | 82.19 Bn | 80.92 Bn | 76.49 Mn | -10.40% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 78.95 Bn | 76.86 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 6.49% |
| 9 | TransDigm | 70.63 Bn | 66.75 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 19.95% |
| 10 | Leonardo DRS | 11.94 Bn | 11.62 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 9.76% |