Elbit Systems (ESLT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Elbit Systems (ESLT) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 17.79% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 3.96 percentage points from 13.83% a year earlier and up 0.96 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Elbit Systems (ESLT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Elbit Systems posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 16.55%, up 3.47 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +5.65 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 13.08% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+2.32 pp), 10.77% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-1.04 pp), 11.81% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-2.19 pp) and 14.00% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+3.10 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since the quarter ended Jun 30, 2010.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now increased in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.79 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 (a gain of 3.96 percentage points); the low point was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022 (a drop of 2.25 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 came in at 16.83% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 15.67% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 14.28% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 295.17 Bn | 253.91 Bn | 5.02 Bn | -57.76% |
| 2 | Rtx | 257.77 Bn | 227.75 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 8.59% |
| 3 | Boeing | 148.82 Bn | 55.52 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 7.69% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 139.64 Bn | 123.87 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 26.48% |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 94.53 Bn | 81.64 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 13.63% |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 79.77 Bn | 76.13 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 20.27% |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 78.36 Bn | 65.81 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 12.20% |
| 8 | Howmet Aerospace | 74.35 Bn | 69.95 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 19.41% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 70.09 Bn | 22.54 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 12.25% |
| 10 | Elbit Systems | 34.15 Bn | 30.71 Bn | 579.01 Mn | 17.79% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.79% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.83% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.99% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.20% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.43% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.74% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.95% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.18% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.67% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.26% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.99% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.79% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.71% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.70% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.95% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.64% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.65% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.45% |
API Access
Elbit Systems Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ESLT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ESLT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();