Park Aerospace (PKE) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Park Aerospace (PKE) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 2.54% for Q1 2026, down 571.0% YoY from 0.54% in Q1 2025, and down 75.79% sequentially from 10.51% in Q4 2025.
Park Aerospace (PKE) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Park Aerospace has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 2.54% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 571.0% year-over-year to 2.54%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.54% (down 571.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 2.5%, down 546.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 2.54% in Q1 2026, from 10.51% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for PKE reached as high as 10.51% in Q4 2025 and fell as low as 2.54% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 7.36% (2022), against an average of 7.29%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 383 bps — and 2026, when it plunged 571 bps.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 6.82% in 2022, then retreated by 3 bps to 6.6% in 2023, then gained by 23 bps to 8.11% in 2024, then grew by 30 bps to 10.51% in 2025, then plunged by 76 bps to 2.54% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 2.54%, 10.51%, and 8.75% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boeing | 1,106.33 Bn | 1,085.43 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 7.00% |
| 2 | Rtx | 258.51 Bn | 253.40 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 8.75% |
| 3 | General Dynamics | 174.86 Bn | 171.21 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 14.01% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 119.99 Bn | 118.10 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 19.82% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 107.26 Bn | 104.82 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 23.50% |
| 6 | TransDigm | 76.18 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 19.95% |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 73.88 Bn | 71.79 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 6.49% |
| 8 | Rocket Lab | 60.59 Bn | 59.31 Bn | 76.49 Mn | -10.40% |
| 9 | L3Harris Technologies | 54.60 Bn | 54.60 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 12.10% |
| 10 | Park Aerospace | 761.98 Mn | 672.61 Mn | 6.94 Mn | 2.54% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2026 | 2.54% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 10.51% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 8.75% |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 8.75% |
| Mar 2, 2025 | 8.25% |
| Dec 1, 2024 | 8.11% |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 7.38% |
| Jun 2, 2024 | 6.71% |
| Mar 3, 2024 | 6.97% |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 6.60% |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 7.59% |
| May 28, 2023 | 7.01% |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 7.66% |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 6.82% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 6.32% |
| May 29, 2022 | 6.55% |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 7.36% |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 6.52% |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 5.69% |
| May 30, 2021 | 4.73% |