Rtx (RTX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Rtx's (RTX) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 8.75% in Q1 2026, up 454.0% year-on-year from 1.58% in Q1 2025, and up 4.57% quarter-over-quarter from 8.37% in Q4 2025.

Rtx (RTX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Rtx has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 8.75% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 8.75%, up 454.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.75% (up 454.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 8.6%, up 270.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 8.75% for Q1 2026 at Rtx, up from 8.37% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 8.75% in Q1 2026 to a low of 1.15% in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 4.53% (2022), against an average of 4.51%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 589 bps in 2022 and slumped 400 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Rtx's Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.56% in 2022, then tumbled by 61 bps to 1.78% in 2023, then jumped by 126 bps to 4.03% in 2024, then soared by 108 bps to 8.37% in 2025, then increased by 5 bps to 8.75% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 8.75% (Q1 2026), 8.37% (Q4 2025), and 5.93% (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 TransDigm 74.20 Bn 70.32 Bn 1.51 Bn 19.95%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 8.75%
Dec 31, 2025 8.37%
Sep 30, 2025 5.93%
Jun 30, 2025 5.65%
Mar 31, 2025 4.22%
Dec 31, 2024 4.03%
Sep 30, 2024 5.60%
Jun 30, 2024 1.15%
Mar 31, 2024 1.93%
Dec 31, 2023 1.78%
Sep 30, 2023 1.51%
Jun 30, 2023 5.15%
Mar 31, 2023 5.04%
Dec 31, 2022 4.56%
Sep 30, 2022 4.53%
Jun 30, 2022 4.34%
Mar 31, 2022 4.15%
Dec 31, 2021 4.12%
Sep 30, 2021 3.03%
Jun 30, 2021 2.30%