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 98.57 Bn 98.48 Bn 1.55 Bn 12.55%
2 Comfort Systems Usa 69.82 Bn 67.96 Bn 844.23 Mn 25.26%
3 Ferrovial 46.93 Bn 41.94 Bn - -
4 Emcor 35.79 Bn 34.87 Bn 1.02 Bn 29.45%
5 Mastec 25.30 Bn 25.14 Bn 556.28 Mn 14.60%
6 Sterling Infrastructure 18.27 Bn 17.76 Bn 194.30 Mn 30.01%
7 APi 17.00 Bn 16.35 Bn 703.00 Mn 8.75%
8 Jacobs Solutions 15.69 Bn 14.31 Bn 794.89 Mn 7.34%
9 IES Holdings 12.60 Bn 12.34 Bn 254.79 Mn 42.91%
10 Kbr 4.37 Bn 3.99 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%