Lockheed Martin (LMT) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Lockheed Martin's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 19.82% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 122.0% year-over-year to 19.82%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 19.82% (down 122.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 22.48%, up 222.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 19.82% for Q1 2026 at Lockheed Martin, down from 21.05% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 25.25% in Q1 2022 to a low of 16.66% in Q3 2025.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 21.88% across 5 years, with a median of 22.64% in 2023.
• Biggest YoY gain for Return on Capital Employed was 165 bps in 2025; the steepest drop was 631 bps in 2025.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 22.83% in 2022, then declined by 1 bps to 22.61% in 2023, then slipped by 14 bps to 19.4% in 2024, then gained by 9 bps to 21.05% in 2025, then dropped by 6 bps to 19.82% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 19.82% (Q1 2026), 21.05% (Q4 2025), and 16.66% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.