General Dynamics (GD) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

General Dynamics (GD) reported Return on Capital Employed of 14.01% for Q2 2026, up 71.0% on a YoY basis from 8.19% in Q2 2025, and up 6.28% sequentially from 13.18% in Q4 2025.

General Dynamics (GD) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

General Dynamics (GD) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 14.01% in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 71.0% year-over-year to 14.01%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 14.01% (up 71.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 13.47%, up 69.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed climbed to 14.01% in Q2 2026, from 13.18% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 14.01% in Q2 2026 to a low of 11.25% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 12.27% and a median of 11.87% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 58 bps in 2023 and jumped 204 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing GD's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 11.69% in 2022, then dropped by 4 bps to 11.25% in 2023, then advanced by 12 bps to 12.6% in 2024, then gained by 5 bps to 13.18% in 2025, then climbed by 6 bps to 14.01% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows GD's Return on Capital Employed at 14.01% in Q2 2026, 13.18% in Q4 2025, and 13.74% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 General Electric 369.74 Bn 360.40 Bn -3.10 Bn 5.60%
2 Rtx 286.79 Bn 278.48 Bn 9.91 Bn 9.62%
3 Boeing 168.91 Bn 148.89 Bn 2.41 Bn 8.25%
4 Lockheed Martin 132.03 Bn 128.24 Bn 2.45 Bn 24.71%
5 Howmet Aerospace 111.81 Bn 109.37 Bn 854.00 Mn 23.50%
6 General Dynamics 101.89 Bn 97.56 Bn 6.76 Bn 13.87%
7 Northrop Grumman 75.58 Bn 73.27 Bn 3.72 Bn 6.15%
8 TransDigm 72.49 Bn 68.61 Bn 1.51 Bn 19.95%
9 L3Harris Technologies 50.52 Bn 49.93 Bn 1.40 Bn 12.10%
10 Heico 49.29 Bn 49.08 Bn 569.53 Mn 13.72%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 5, 2026 14.01%
Dec 31, 2025 13.18%
Sep 28, 2025 13.74%
Jun 29, 2025 13.38%
Mar 30, 2025 13.30%
Dec 31, 2024 12.60%
Sep 29, 2024 12.83%
Jun 30, 2024 12.06%
Mar 31, 2024 11.26%
Dec 31, 2023 11.25%
Oct 1, 2023 11.28%
Jul 2, 2023 11.53%
Apr 2, 2023 11.67%
Dec 31, 2022 11.69%
Oct 2, 2022 11.87%
Jul 3, 2022 11.55%
Apr 3, 2022 11.34%
Dec 31, 2021 11.33%
Oct 3, 2021 11.64%
Jul 4, 2021 11.97%