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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |