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.

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10 Core Molding Technologies 210.66 Mn 187.16 Mn 11.98 Mn 6.50%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%