Kbr (KBR) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Kbr (KBR) reported Return on Capital Employed of 15.36% for Q2 2026, up 117.0% year-over-year from 7.08% in Q2 2025, and down 2.67% quarter-over-quarter from 15.79% in Q1 2026.
Kbr (KBR) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kbr (KBR) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 15.36% in Q2 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 came in at 15.36%, up 117.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 15.36% (up 117.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 15.76%, up 55.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 15.36% in Q2 2026 per KBR's latest filing, from 15.79% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 15.79% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 2.49% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 11.72% and a median of 12.79% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed jumped 1142 bps in 2023, then sank 353 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 9.43% in 2022, then increased by 13 bps to 10.7% in 2023, then gained by 29 bps to 13.79% in 2024, then grew by 6 bps to 14.69% in 2025, then rose by 5 bps to 15.36% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows KBR's Return on Capital Employed at 15.36% in Q2 2026, 15.79% in Q1 2026, and 14.69% in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quanta Services | 103.56 Bn | 103.29 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 10.73% |
| 2 | Comfort Systems Usa | 64.33 Bn | 63.28 Bn | 754.41 Mn | 15.88% |
| 3 | Emcor | 36.81 Bn | 35.90 Bn | 863.95 Mn | 2.32% |
| 4 | Mastec | 27.54 Bn | 27.38 Bn | 477.90 Mn | 12.69% |
| 5 | Sterling Infrastructure | 25.78 Bn | 25.28 Bn | 194.30 Mn | 30.01% |
| 6 | APi | 18.83 Bn | 18.18 Bn | 620.00 Mn | 8.37% |
| 7 | Jacobs Solutions | 14.81 Bn | 13.43 Bn | 794.89 Mn | 7.34% |
| 8 | IES Holdings | 14.35 Bn | 14.09 Bn | 254.79 Mn | 42.91% |
| 9 | Dycom Industries | 13.61 Bn | 12.90 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Kbr | 4.48 Bn | 4.11 Bn | 265.00 Mn | 15.36% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2026 | 15.36% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 15.79% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 14.69% |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 14.29% |
| Apr 4, 2025 | 14.19% |
| Jan 3, 2025 | 13.50% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 13.79% |
| 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% |