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Lockheed Martin (LMT) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Lockheed Martin has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 18 years, most recently at 0.2% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1.0% to 0.2% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.2% through Mar 2026, down 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.22% for FY2025, 2.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.2% for Q1 2026 at Lockheed Martin, down from 0.21% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 0.25% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 0.17% in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.23% (2023), against an average of 0.22%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: increased 2bps in 2024 and later fell -6bps in 2025.
  • Tracing LMT's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 0.23% in 2022, then decreased by -1bps to 0.23% in 2023, then decreased by -14bps to 0.19% in 2024, then grew by 9bps to 0.21% in 2025, then fell by -6bps to 0.2% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.2%, 0.21%, and 0.17% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.