Leidos Holdings (LDOS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Leidos Holdings (LDOS) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 16.55% for Q3 2027, down 2.93 percentage points from 19.48% a year earlier but up 0.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Leidos Holdings (LDOS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026, Leidos Holdings posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 20.23%, up 0.57 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +8.30 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 19.66% in FY2025, 6.28% in FY2023 (-5.52 pp) and 11.80% in FY2022 (-0.13 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of 7.97% in Q1 2025 and a high of 19.73% in Q4 2026.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.23 percentage points over the last seven quarters.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2027 came in at 16.52% (Q2 2027), 18.49% (Q1 2027) and 19.73% (Q4 2026).
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 | Leidos Holdings | 16.74 Bn | 13.85 Bn | 820.00 Mn | 16.55% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 16.55% |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 16.52% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 18.49% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 19.73% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 19.48% |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 19.55% |
| Apr 4, 2025 | 19.15% |
| Jan 3, 2025 | 19.00% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 18.92% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 9.78% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 7.97% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 6.38% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 5.33% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.88% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 11.91% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.35% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 12.34% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.47% |
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Leidos Holdings 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=LDOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "LDOS", "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=LDOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();