Elbit Systems (ESLT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Elbit Systems' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 10.96% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 1.43 percentage points from 9.53% a year earlier and up 0.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Elbit Systems (ESLT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Elbit Systems' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 11.50%, up 1.80 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +3.50 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 9.69% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+1.76 pp), 7.93% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+0.57 pp), 7.37% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-1.61 pp) and 8.97% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+0.98 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for seven consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.11 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021 (a gain of 8.53 percentage points), and the weakest in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022 (a drop of 8.89 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ESLT's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 10.33% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 10.34% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 9.47% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025) in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.20 Bn | 278.20 Bn | 4.68 Bn | -26.86% |
| 2 | Rtx | 249.38 Bn | 222.59 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 9.62% |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.06 Bn | 58.76 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 8.25% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 116.66 Bn | 103.39 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 24.71% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 91.36 Bn | 86.97 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 22.99% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 90.03 Bn | 77.14 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 13.87% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.17 Bn | 70.53 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 22.44% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.46 Bn | 57.71 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 12.41% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.76 Bn | 20.21 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 15.09% |
| 10 | Elbit Systems | 32.31 Bn | 28.87 Bn | 579.01 Mn | 10.96% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.96% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.33% |
| 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 | 16.16% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.63% |
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Elbit Systems Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ESLT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "ESLT", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ESLT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();