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 6.15% for Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 40.0% year-over-year to 6.15% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 6.15%, a 40.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 12.36%, down 56.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed retreated to 6.15% in Q2 2026 per NOC's latest filing, from 6.88% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 9.48% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 5.28% in Q4 2023.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 6.12% (2022), against an average of 6.5%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 1251 bps in 2022 and surged 420 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed 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 fell by 27 bps to 6.96% in 2025, then fell by 12 bps to 6.15% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest NOC Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 6.15% (Q2 2026), 6.88% (Q1 2026), and 6.96% (Q4 2025).