Rtx (RTX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Rtx's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 8.59% for Q3 2026, up 1.77 percentage points from 6.82% a year earlier and up 0.51 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Rtx (RTX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Rtx's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 7.23%, up 2.15 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of +9.19 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 5.08% in FY2024 (+2.11 pp), 2.97% in FY2023 (-1.55 pp), 4.52% in FY2022 (+0.58 pp) and 3.93% in FY2021 (+5.89 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q2 2018.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for nine consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.22 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q1 2022 (a gain of 6.28 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2024 (a drop of 2.36 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows RTX's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 8.08% (Q2 2026), 7.63% (Q1 2026) and 7.16% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Exploration Technologies | 1,943.02 Bn | 1,704.73 Bn | 9.10 Bn | -0.31% |
| 2 | General Electric | 349.37 Bn | 308.11 Bn | 5.02 Bn | -3.08% |
| 3 | Rtx | 270.29 Bn | 240.28 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 8.59% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 139.31 Bn | 123.54 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 26.48% |
| 5 | Boeing | 137.40 Bn | 46.38 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 18.19% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 99.29 Bn | 84.52 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 14.04% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 87.28 Bn | 83.77 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 18.83% |
| 8 | Howmet Aerospace | 87.15 Bn | 82.91 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 21.46% |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.96 Bn | 65.41 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 12.20% |
| 10 | Honeywell International | 72.44 Bn | 32.19 Bn | 2.02 Bn | -36.90% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.59% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.08% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.63% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.16% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.82% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.43% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.08% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.97% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.44% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.35% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.96% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.74% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.80% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.82% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.53% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.43% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.52% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.22% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.96% |
API Access
Rtx Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=RTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=RTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();