Rtx (RTX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Rtx's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 10.08% for Q3 2026, up 2.39 percentage points from 7.69% a year earlier and up 0.46 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Rtx (RTX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Rtx's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 8.60%, up 2.70 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +10.24 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 5.90% in FY2024 (+2.76 pp), 3.13% in FY2023 (-1.41 pp), 4.55% in FY2022 (+0.48 pp) and 4.07% in FY2021 (+5.71 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2018.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for nine consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.80 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q1 2022 (a gain of 5.89 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2024 (a drop of 2.65 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows RTX's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 9.62% (Q2 2026), 8.75% (Q1 2026) and 8.37% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 334.86 Bn | 293.38 Bn | 5.02 Bn | -19.49% |
| 2 | Rtx | 256.39 Bn | 224.66 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 10.08% |
| 3 | Boeing | 137.52 Bn | 46.48 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 17.91% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 130.55 Bn | 114.79 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 23.92% |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 95.65 Bn | 80.88 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 14.17% |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 85.05 Bn | 81.51 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 21.71% |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 81.91 Bn | 77.67 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 24.70% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 74.74 Bn | 62.20 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 12.21% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 69.91 Bn | 29.43 Bn | 2.02 Bn | -7.52% |
| 10 | TransDigm | 68.72 Bn | 56.73 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 19.59% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10.08% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.62% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.75% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.37% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.69% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.45% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.03% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.82% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.60% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.50% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.23% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.09% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.79% |
| 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% |
API Access
Rtx Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=RTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "RTX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=RTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();