General Dynamics (GD) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
General Dynamics (GD) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 13.87% for Q2 2026, up 0.55 percentage points from 13.32% a year earlier but down 0.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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General Dynamics (GD) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, General Dynamics' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 13.47%, up 0.69 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +1.44 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, General Dynamics' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 12.78% in FY2024 (+1.24 pp), 11.55% in FY2023 (-0.32 pp), 11.87% in FY2022 (+0.53 pp) and 11.34% in FY2021 (-0.69 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of 11.25% in Q4 2023 to a high of 14.01% in Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last nine quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.11 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q1 2025, with a gain of 2.04 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a drop of 0.58 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 14.01% (Q1 2026), 13.18% (Q4 2025) and 13.67% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 339.47 Bn | 293.47 Bn | 4.68 Bn | -26.86% |
| 2 | Rtx | 255.27 Bn | 228.48 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 9.62% |
| 3 | Boeing | 156.48 Bn | 63.18 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 8.25% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 119.91 Bn | 106.64 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 24.71% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.95 Bn | 88.55 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 22.99% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 91.08 Bn | 78.19 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 13.87% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 75.61 Bn | 71.97 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 22.44% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 72.52 Bn | 61.76 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 12.41% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.37 Bn | 19.81 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 15.09% |
| 10 | TransDigm | 61.72 Bn | 49.81 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 19.59% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | 13.87% |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 14.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.18% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 13.67% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 13.32% |
| 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% |
API Access
General Dynamics Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "GD", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();