General Dynamics (GD) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
General Dynamics (GD) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 14.17% for Q3 2026, up 0.43 percentage points from 13.73% a year earlier and up 0.30 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).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last ten quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.99 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 13.87% (Q2 2026), 14.01% (Q1 2026) and 13.24% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Exploration Technologies | 1,943.02 Bn | 1,704.73 Bn | 9.10 Bn | -0.35% |
| 2 | General Electric | 349.37 Bn | 308.11 Bn | 5.02 Bn | -1.55% |
| 3 | Rtx | 270.29 Bn | 240.28 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 10.08% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 139.31 Bn | 123.54 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 23.92% |
| 5 | Boeing | 137.40 Bn | 46.38 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 17.91% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 99.29 Bn | 84.52 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 14.17% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 87.28 Bn | 83.77 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 21.71% |
| 8 | Howmet Aerospace | 87.15 Bn | 82.91 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 24.70% |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.96 Bn | 65.41 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 12.21% |
| 10 | Honeywell International | 72.44 Bn | 32.19 Bn | 2.02 Bn | -41.18% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 14.17% |
| Jul 5, 2026 | 13.87% |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 14.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.24% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 13.73% |
| 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% |
API Access
General Dynamics Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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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();