Kimball Electronics (KE) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)

Kimball Electronics (KE) reported Return on Capital Employed of 7.05% for Q1 2026, up 50.0% on a YoY basis from 4.7% in Q1 2025, and up 1.25% sequentially from 6.96% in Q4 2025.

Kimball Electronics (KE) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kimball Electronics (KE) has 13 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 7.05% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 50.0% year-over-year to 7.05%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.05% (up 50.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 5.53%, down 21.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed grew to 7.05% in Q1 2026, from 6.96% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 11.96% in Q3 2023 to a low of 3.81% in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 8.13% and a median of 7.35% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 782 bps in 2024 and soared 315 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing KE's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 10.34% in 2022, then advanced by 13 bps to 11.64% in 2023, then tumbled by 67 bps to 3.81% in 2024, then soared by 83 bps to 6.96% in 2025, then grew by 1 bps to 7.05% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KE's Return on Capital Employed at 7.05% in Q1 2026, 6.96% in Q4 2025, and 6.65% in Q3 2025.

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3 Bloom Energy 53.01 Bn 50.51 Bn 225.54 Mn 4.38%
4 Hubbell 26.33 Bn 25.81 Bn 505.30 Mn 18.97%
5 nVent Electric 24.09 Bn 23.90 Bn 445.60 Mn 11.66%
6 Advanced Energy Industries 10.99 Bn 10.29 Bn 200.90 Mn 13.11%
7 Acuity Inc. (De) 10.14 Bn 9.72 Bn 606.40 Mn 17.52%
8 Powell Industries 8.00 Bn 7.45 Bn 87.94 Mn 32.43%
9 EnerSys 7.11 Bn 6.67 Bn 290.87 Mn 13.24%
10 Kimball Electronics 613.07 Mn 530.61 Mn 27.82 Mn 7.05%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 7.05%
Dec 31, 2025 6.96%
Sep 30, 2025 6.65%
Jun 30, 2025 6.01%
Mar 31, 2025 6.55%
Dec 31, 2024 3.81%
Sep 30, 2024 4.66%
Jun 30, 2024 5.74%
Mar 31, 2024 7.35%
Dec 31, 2023 11.64%
Sep 30, 2023 11.96%
Jun 30, 2023 11.12%
Mar 31, 2023 10.58%
Dec 31, 2022 10.34%
Sep 30, 2022 9.76%
Jun 30, 2022 8.97%
Mar 31, 2022 9.05%
Dec 31, 2021 8.80%
Sep 30, 2021 10.54%
Jun 30, 2021 13.30%