Elbit Systems (ESLT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Elbit Systems' Return on Sales [ROS] was 9.57% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 1.57 percentage points from 8.00% a year earlier and up 0.20 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Elbit Systems (ESLT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Elbit Systems' Return on Sales [ROS] was 9.22% through Jun 30, 2026, up 1.57 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it was 8.46%, up 1.30 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +1.47 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 7.16% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+0.98 pp), 6.18% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-0.49 pp), 6.67% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-1.26 pp) and 7.93% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+0.94 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 marks the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since the quarter ended Jun 30, 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for ten straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.46 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 (a gain of 6.01 percentage points); the worst was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2023 (a drop of 3.83 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ESLT's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was 9.37% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 8.96% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 8.92% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 321.31 Bn | 275.31 Bn | 4.68 Bn | -46.33% |
| 2 | Rtx | 248.97 Bn | 222.19 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 11.38% |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.99 Bn | 59.70 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 0.64% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 116.67 Bn | 103.39 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 12.36% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.54 Bn | 88.15 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 27.92% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.31 Bn | 76.42 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 10.36% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.04 Bn | 70.40 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 25.82% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 67.90 Bn | 57.15 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 10.08% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.82 Bn | 20.27 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 18.37% |
| 10 | Elbit Systems | 32.33 Bn | 28.90 Bn | 579.01 Mn | 9.57% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.57% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.37% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.96% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.92% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.90% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.33% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.32% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.16% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.06% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.99% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.74% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.99% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.44% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.83% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.33% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.18% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.09% |
Elbit Systems Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ESLT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ESLT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();