Core Molding Technologies (CMT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Core Molding Technologies (CMT) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 6.5% for Q1 2026, down 219.0% year-over-year from 5.46% in Q1 2025, and down 13.22% quarter-over-quarter from 7.49% in Q4 2025.
Core Molding Technologies (CMT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Core Molding Technologies (CMT) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 6.5% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 219.0% year-over-year to 6.5%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.5% (down 219.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 7.7%, down 185.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 6.5% in Q1 2026 per CMT's latest filing, from 7.49% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 16.61% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 6.34% in Q3 2025.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 10.81% across 5 years, with a median of 10.46% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed sank 703 bps — and 2023, when it soared 916 bps.
- Core Molding Technologies' Return on Capital Employed stood at 12.02% in 2022, then jumped by 31 bps to 15.72% in 2023, then slumped by 40 bps to 9.36% in 2024, then dropped by 20 bps to 7.49% in 2025, then fell by 13 bps to 6.5% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CMT's Return on Capital Employed at 6.5% in Q1 2026, 7.49% in Q4 2025, and 6.34% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.94% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.50% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.49% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.34% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.88% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.69% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.36% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.46% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.35% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.60% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.72% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.61% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.37% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.43% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.02% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.74% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.21% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.51% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.89% |