Core Molding Technologies (CMT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Core Molding Technologies (CMT) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 4.20% for Q2 2026, down 0.90 percentage points from 5.10% a year earlier and down 1.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Core Molding Technologies (CMT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Core Molding Technologies posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 6.25%, down 1.42 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -2.28 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 7.68% in FY2024 (-6.15 pp), 13.83% in FY2023 (+2.54 pp), 11.29% in FY2022 (+6.61 pp) and 4.69% in FY2021 (-3.85 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q2 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined in each of the last ten quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.73 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 12.03 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2022 (a drop of 7.44 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 5.24% (Q1 2026), 6.14% (Q4 2025) and 4.39% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 388.70 Bn | 360.40 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 15.86% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 214.42 Bn | 209.12 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 16.52% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.30 Bn | 194.07 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 9.33% |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.35 Bn | 166.59 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 10.34% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.64 Bn | 120.77 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 15.40% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.12 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 23.98% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.13 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 10.94% |
| 8 | 3M | 83.49 Bn | 64.94 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 22.67% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.89 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 27.10% |
| 10 | Core Molding Technologies | 197.13 Mn | 81.03 Mn | 12.73 Mn | 4.20% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.20% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.24% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.14% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.39% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.10% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.53% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.50% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.94% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.97% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.35% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.12% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.39% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.04% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.75% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.27% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.86% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.62% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.03% |
API Access
Core Molding Technologies Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();