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Lockheed Martin (LMT) Return on Sales (2016 - 2026)

Lockheed Martin has reported Return on Sales over the past 18 years, most recently at 0.08% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales fell 1.0% to 0.08% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.06% through Mar 2026, down 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.07% for FY2025, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales was 0.08% for Q1 2026 at Lockheed Martin, up from 0.07% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Sales peaked at 0.12% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 0.02% in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Sales is 0.09% (2024), against an average of 0.08%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Sales: fell -9bps in 2022 and later rose 8bps in 2023.
  • Tracing LMT's Return on Sales over 5 years: stood at 0.1% in 2022, then decreased by -2bps to 0.1% in 2023, then tumbled by -71bps to 0.03% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 134bps to 0.07% in 2025, then rose by 25bps to 0.08% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods came in at 0.08%, 0.07%, and 0.09% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.