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General Dynamics (GD) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

General Dynamics (GD) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 0.13% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 1.0% to 0.13% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.13% through Dec 2025, up 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.13% for FY2025, 1.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 0.13% in Q4 2025 for General Dynamics, down from 0.14% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.14% in Q3 2025 to a low of 0.11% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 0.12% across 5 years, with a median of 0.12% in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: decreased -2bps in 2021 and later rose 2bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.11% in 2021, then grew by 3bps to 0.12% in 2022, then fell by -4bps to 0.11% in 2023, then grew by 12bps to 0.13% in 2024, then grew by 5bps to 0.13% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for GD at 0.13% in Q4 2025, 0.14% in Q3 2025, and 0.13% in Q2 2025.