Core Molding Technologies (CMT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Core Molding Technologies' (CMT) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 6.5% in Q1 2026, down 219.0% year-on-year from 5.46% in Q1 2025, and down 13.22% on a QoQ basis from 7.49% in Q4 2025.
Core Molding Technologies (CMT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Core Molding Technologies (CMT) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 6.5% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 219.0% year-over-year to 6.5% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 6.5%, a 219.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 7.7%, down 185.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 6.5%, down from 7.49% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for CMT reached as high as 16.61% in Q3 2023 and fell as low as 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.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 703 bps in 2022 and jumped 916 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 12.02% in 2022, then soared by 31 bps to 15.72% in 2023, then slumped by 40 bps to 9.36% in 2024, then fell by 20 bps to 7.49% in 2025, then decreased by 13 bps to 6.5% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 6.5% in Q1 2026, 7.49% in Q4 2025, and 6.34% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 237.95 Bn | 233.99 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 12.89% |
| 2 | Sherwin Williams | 78.17 Bn | 77.95 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 20.78% |
| 3 | Ecolab | 76.02 Bn | 75.37 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 14.59% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 66.38 Bn | 65.43 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 6.05% |
| 5 | Ppg Industries | 26.02 Bn | 24.40 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 16.03% |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 22.51 Bn | 19.87 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -1.10% |
| 7 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 19.70 Bn | 15.83 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 16.08% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.51 Bn | 18.95 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 3.66% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 18.80 Bn | 18.71 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 7.03% |
| 10 | Core Molding Technologies | 210.66 Mn | 187.16 Mn | 11.98 Mn | 6.50% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 14.24% |