Core Molding Technologies (CMT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Core Molding Technologies (CMT) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 4.94% for Q2 2026, down 1.94 percentage points from 6.88% a year earlier and down 1.56 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Core Molding Technologies (CMT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Core Molding Technologies' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 7.70%, down 1.85 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +0.08 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Core Molding Technologies' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 9.55% in FY2024 (-7.05 pp), 16.61% in FY2023 (+3.91 pp), 12.69% in FY2022 (+3.70 pp) and 8.99% in FY2021 (+1.38 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last nine quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.12 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q2 2023, with a gain of 9.16 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2022, with a drop of 7.03 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 6.50% (Q1 2026), 7.49% (Q4 2025) and 6.34% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 315.73 Bn | 287.43 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 22.08% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 182.70 Bn | 177.41 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 23.04% |
| 3 | Deere | 174.18 Bn | 182.94 Bn | 4.66 Bn | - |
| 4 | Eaton | 142.17 Bn | 139.40 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 12.16% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 110.97 Bn | 109.10 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 18.77% |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 90.14 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 14.90% |
| 7 | 3M | 89.64 Bn | 72.05 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 18.67% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 78.53 Bn | 75.09 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 41.86% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.79 Bn | 65.41 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 29.36% |
| 10 | Core Molding Technologies | 197.64 Mn | 81.54 Mn | 12.73 Mn | 4.94% |
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Historic 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% |
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Core Molding Technologies Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CMT", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();