Northrop Grumman (NOC) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Northrop Grumman's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 6.49% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 150.0% year-over-year to 6.49%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.49% (down 150.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 12.36%, down 56.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 6.49% for Q1 2026 at Northrop Grumman, up from 5.6% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 9.48% in Q4 2024 to a low of 5.01% in Q2 2025.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 6.39% across 5 years, with a median of 5.9% in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed slumped 1251 bps in 2022, then soared 420 bps in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 6.1% in 2022, then retreated by 13 bps to 5.28% in 2023, then surged by 79 bps to 9.48% in 2024, then slumped by 41 bps to 5.6% in 2025, then climbed by 16 bps to 6.49% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 6.49% (Q1 2026), 5.6% (Q4 2025), and 5.07% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.