Redwire (RDW) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)

Redwire (RDW) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 21.98% in Q1 2026, down 23.64% quarter-over-quarter from 17.78% in Q4 2025, and up 667.0% on a YoY basis from 2.87% in Q1 2025.

Redwire (RDW) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Redwire's Return on Capital Employed history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 21.98% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 667.0% year-over-year to 21.98%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 21.98% (up 667.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 32.11%, down 29.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 21.98% for Q1 2026 at Redwire, down from 17.78% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 10.44% in Q1 2024 to a low of 116.24% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 39.94% across 5 years, with a median of 21.98% in 2026.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 8125 bps in 2022, then jumped 10529 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 115.96% in 2022, then jumped by 91 bps to 10.67% in 2023, then slumped by 179 bps to 29.73% in 2024, then jumped by 40 bps to 17.78% in 2025, then retreated by 24 bps to 21.98% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 21.98% (Q1 2026), 17.78% (Q4 2025), and 12.58% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 -265.55%
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn -9.24%
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 8.75%
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn 7.00%
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn 19.82%
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 23.50%
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn 14.01%
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn 6.49%
10 Redwire 2.88 Bn 2.74 Bn 25.81 Mn -21.98%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -21.98%
Dec 31, 2025 -17.78%
Sep 30, 2025 -12.58%
Jun 30, 2025 -18.52%
Mar 31, 2025 -28.64%
Dec 31, 2024 -29.73%
Sep 30, 2024 -20.80%
Jun 30, 2024 -13.22%
Mar 31, 2024 -10.44%
Dec 31, 2023 -10.67%
Sep 30, 2023 -21.53%
Jun 30, 2023 -27.21%
Mar 31, 2023 -78.44%
Dec 31, 2022 -115.96%
Sep 30, 2022 -116.24%
Jun 30, 2022 -96.25%
Mar 31, 2022 -38.93%
Dec 31, 2021 -37.40%
Sep 30, 2021 -34.99%
Jun 30, 2021 -15.38%