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

Lockheed Martin (LMT) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 consecutive years, with 24.71% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 689.0% year-over-year to 24.71% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 24.71% (up 689.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 22.48%, up 222.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed improved to 24.71% in Q2 2026 per LMT's latest filing, from 19.82% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for LMT reached as high as 25.25% in Q1 2022 and fell as low as 16.66% in Q3 2025.
• A 5-year average of 22.04% and a median of 22.73% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 631 bps — and 2026, when it jumped 689 bps.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 22.83% in 2022, then retreated by 1 bps to 22.61% in 2023, then declined by 14 bps to 19.4% in 2024, then climbed by 9 bps to 21.05% in 2025, then rose by 17 bps to 24.71% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 24.71%, 19.82%, and 21.05% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.