Core Molding Technologies (CMT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Core Molding Technologies (CMT) reported 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 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 6.5% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 6.5%, down 219.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.5% (down 219.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 7.7%, down 185.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 6.5% in Q1 2026 per CMT's latest filing, from 7.49% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 16.61% in Q3 2023 and troughed at 6.34% in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 10.81% and a median of 10.46% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed sank 703 bps in 2022, then soared 916 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 12.02% in 2022, then soared by 31 bps to 15.72% in 2023, then sank by 40 bps to 9.36% in 2024, then slipped by 20 bps to 7.49% in 2025, then declined 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.
Peer Comparison
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| 9 | LyondellBasell Industries | 19.28 Bn | 19.39 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -1.10% |
| 10 | Core Molding Technologies | 199.86 Mn | 176.35 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% |