Lockheed Martin (LMT) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Lockheed Martin (LMT) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 24.71% for Q2 2026, up 689.0% year-over-year from 3.13% in Q2 2025, and up 24.7% quarter-over-quarter from 19.82% in Q1 2026.
Lockheed Martin (LMT) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lockheed Martin's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 24.71% for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 689.0% year-over-year to 24.71%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 24.71% (up 689.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 22.48%, up 222.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 stood at 24.71%, up from 19.82% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 25.25% in Q1 2022, with the low at 16.66% in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 22.73% (2022), against an average of 22.04%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed slumped 631 bps in 2025, then surged 689 bps in 2026.
- Lockheed Martin's Return on Capital Employed stood at 22.83% in 2022, then dropped by 1 bps to 22.61% in 2023, then decreased by 14 bps to 19.4% in 2024, then rose by 9 bps to 21.05% in 2025, then climbed by 17 bps to 24.71% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LMT's Return on Capital Employed at 24.71% in Q2 2026, 19.82% in Q1 2026, and 21.05% in Q4 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 24.71% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 19.82% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.05% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 16.66% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 17.82% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 21.04% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.40% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 22.97% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.30% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.60% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.61% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 21.47% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 22.64% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 22.99% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.83% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 23.94% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 24.59% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 25.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.42% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 24.24% |