Lockheed Martin (LMT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Lockheed Martin's Return on Sales [ROS] was 11.80% in Q3 2026, down 0.46 percentage points from 12.25% a year earlier and down 0.56 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lockheed Martin (LMT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Lockheed Martin's Return on Sales [ROS] was 11.78% through Sep 27, 2026, up 3.46 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 10.30%, up 0.43 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -2.92 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 9.87% in FY2024 (-2.72 pp), 12.59% in FY2023 (-0.06 pp), 12.65% in FY2022 (-0.96 pp) and 13.61% in FY2021 (+0.39 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between 3.74% (Q4 2024) and 13.85% (Q4 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.16 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 8.24 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2024 (a drop of 8.41 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LMT's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 12.36% (Q2 2026), 11.45% (Q1 2026) and 11.47% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Exploration Technologies | 1,651.46 Bn | 1,413.17 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 19.15% |
| 2 | General Electric | 341.86 Bn | 300.61 Bn | 5.02 Bn | -1.26% |
| 3 | Rtx | 267.69 Bn | 237.67 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 13.37% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 137.00 Bn | 121.23 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 11.80% |
| 5 | Boeing | 134.94 Bn | 43.90 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 1.46% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 97.88 Bn | 83.11 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 10.48% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 87.85 Bn | 84.32 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 23.02% |
| 8 | Howmet Aerospace | 87.47 Bn | 83.22 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 28.75% |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 78.02 Bn | 65.48 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 11.41% |
| 10 | Honeywell International | 70.02 Bn | 29.54 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 22.61% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 11.80% |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 12.36% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 11.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.47% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 12.25% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 4.12% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.20% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.74% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 12.51% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.85% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.15% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 12.10% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 12.79% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 13.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.07% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 13.02% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 12.71% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 12.92% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.85% |
API Access
Lockheed Martin Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=LMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "LMT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=LMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();