Kbr KBR
NYSE KBR
$38.58 +0.68 (+1.79%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Kbr (KBR) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Kbr (KBR) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 14.91% for Q3 2026, up 48.0% year-over-year from 10.07% in Q3 2025, and down 2.96% quarter-over-quarter from 15.36% in Q2 2026.

Kbr (KBR) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kbr (KBR) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 consecutive years, with 14.91% the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

  • In Q3 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 48.0% year-over-year to 14.91%; the TTM figure through Jul 2026 stood at 14.91% (up 48.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 15.76%, up 55.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed declined to 14.91% in Q3 2026 per KBR's latest filing, from 15.36% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 40.9% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 2.49% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 13.39% across 5 years, with a median of 12.79% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Return on Capital Employed surged 3021 bps — and 2026, when it plunged 2512 bps.
  • Kbr's Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.43% in 2022, then rose by 13 bps to 10.7% in 2023, then climbed by 20 bps to 12.79% in 2024, then climbed by 15 bps to 14.69% in 2025, then grew by 2 bps to 14.91% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KBR's Return on Capital Employed at 14.91% in Q3 2026, 15.36% in Q2 2026, and 15.79% in Q1 2026.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Quanta Services 96.39 Bn 95.88 Bn 1.55 Bn 12.55%
2 Comfort Systems Usa 58.32 Bn 56.46 Bn 844.23 Mn 25.26%
3 Ferrovial 45.15 Bn 40.18 Bn - -
4 Emcor 34.54 Bn 33.61 Bn 1.02 Bn 41.90%
5 IES Holdings 27.27 Bn 26.88 Bn 340.66 Mn 41.31%
6 Mastec 20.83 Bn 20.51 Bn 556.28 Mn 14.60%
7 APi 17.90 Bn 17.04 Bn 703.00 Mn 8.75%
8 Jacobs Solutions 17.64 Bn 16.47 Bn 810.70 Mn 8.23%
9 Sterling Infrastructure 15.87 Bn 15.41 Bn 289.96 Mn 35.48%
10 Kbr 4.87 Bn 4.56 Bn 293.00 Mn 14.91%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 3, 2026 14.91%
Apr 3, 2026 15.36%
Jan 2, 2026 15.79%
Oct 3, 2025 14.69%
Jul 4, 2025 14.43%
Apr 4, 2025 14.05%
Jan 3, 2025 40.90%
Jun 28, 2024 12.79%
Mar 29, 2024 10.39%
Dec 29, 2023 10.70%
Sep 29, 2023 10.57%
Jun 30, 2023 10.67%
Mar 31, 2023 13.91%
Dec 31, 2022 9.43%
Sep 30, 2022 8.65%
Jun 30, 2022 7.98%
Mar 31, 2022 2.49%
Dec 31, 2021 5.58%
Sep 30, 2021 3.78%
Jun 30, 2021 3.34%