Elbit Systems (ESLT) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025)
Elbit Systems (ESLT) reported Return on Capital Employed of 10.34% for Q4 2025, up 160.0% year-over-year from 3.98% in Q4 2024, and up 9.2% on a QoQ basis from 9.47% in Q3 2025.
Elbit Systems (ESLT) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 10.34% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 160.0% year-over-year to 10.34% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 10.34% (up 160.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 11.5%, up 180.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed grew to 10.34% in Q4 2025 per ESLT's latest filing, from 9.47% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 10.34% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 7.25% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 8.09% (2024), against an average of 8.39%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Return on Capital Employed slumped 81 bps; it then surged 191 bps in 2025.
- Tracing ESLT's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 8.02% in 2021, then retreated by 9 bps to 7.27% in 2022, then increased by 5 bps to 7.6% in 2023, then grew by 15 bps to 8.74% in 2024, then advanced by 18 bps to 10.34% in 2025.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ESLT Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 10.34% (Q4 2025), 9.47% (Q3 2025), and 9.53% (Q2 2025).
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 | Elbit Systems | 35.10 Bn | 34.65 Bn | 529.79 Mn | 10.34% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.34% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.47% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.53% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.65% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.74% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.94% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.60% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.90% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.45% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.43% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.27% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.30% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.90% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.02% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.63% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 7.81% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 10.27% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 12.41% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 12.30% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 11.03% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 10.13% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 9.47% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 9.04% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 5.50% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 9.76% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 10.15% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 11.89% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 12.64% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 14.59% |