Growth Metrics

Kbr (KBR) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Kbr has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 18 years, most recently at 15.36% for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 117.0% to 15.36% in Q2 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 15.36% through Apr 2026, up 117.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 15.76% for FY2026, 55.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 15.36% for Q2 2026 at Kbr, down 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.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 12.79% (2024), against an average of 11.72%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed skyrocketed 1142bps in 2023 and then plummeted -353bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 9.43% in 2022, then increased by 13bps to 10.7% in 2023, then grew by 29bps to 13.79% in 2024, then grew by 6bps to 14.69% in 2025, then rose by 5bps to 15.36% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for KBR's Return on Capital Employed are 15.36% (Q2 2026), 15.79% (Q1 2026), and 14.69% (Q4 2025).