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% quarter-over-quarter from 11.1% in Q4 2025, and up 136.0% year-on-year from 4.78% in Q1 2025.

Leonardo DRS (DRS) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Leonardo DRS (DRS) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 6 consecutive years, with 11.28% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 11.28%, up 136.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.28% (up 136.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 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.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 26.75% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 7.78% in Q3 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 12.94%, with a median of 10.91% recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed jumped 1550 bps in 2022 and plunged 1896 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 24.8% in 2022, then tumbled by 66 bps to 8.43% in 2023, then gained by 20 bps to 10.08% in 2024, then gained by 10 bps to 11.1% in 2025, then advanced by 2 bps to 11.28% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 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 Boeing 1,106.33 Bn 1,085.43 Bn 2.55 Bn 7.00%
2 Rtx 258.51 Bn 253.40 Bn 9.08 Bn 8.75%
3 General Dynamics 174.86 Bn 171.21 Bn 9.09 Bn 14.01%
4 Lockheed Martin 119.99 Bn 118.10 Bn 2.08 Bn 19.82%
5 Howmet Aerospace 107.26 Bn 104.82 Bn 854.00 Mn 23.50%
6 TransDigm 76.18 Bn 72.30 Bn 1.51 Bn 19.95%
7 Northrop Grumman 73.88 Bn 71.79 Bn 3.45 Bn 6.49%
8 Rocket Lab 60.59 Bn 59.31 Bn 76.49 Mn -10.40%
9 L3Harris Technologies 54.60 Bn 54.60 Bn 1.40 Bn 12.10%
10 Leonardo DRS 128.07 Mn -199.93 Mn 212.00 Mn 11.28%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%