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

General Dynamics has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 14.01% for Q2 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 came in at 14.01%, up 71.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 14.01% (up 71.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 13.47%, up 69.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed came in at 14.01% for Q2 2026 at General Dynamics, up 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.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 11.87% (2022), against an average of 12.27%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 58 bps in 2023 and jumped 204 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• General Dynamics' Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.69% in 2022, then declined by 4 bps to 11.25% in 2023, then climbed by 12 bps to 12.6% in 2024, then advanced by 5 bps to 13.18% in 2025, then grew by 6 bps to 14.01% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 14.01% (Q2 2026), 13.18% (Q4 2025), and 13.74% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.