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

Kimball Electronics' (KE) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 7.05% in Q1 2026, up 50.0% year-on-year from 4.7% in Q1 2025, and up 1.25% quarter-over-quarter from 6.96% in Q4 2025.

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

Kimball Electronics has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 13 years of filings, most recently posting 7.05% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 7.05%, up 50.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.05% (up 50.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 5.53%, down 21.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 7.05% for Q1 2026 at Kimball Electronics, up 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.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 7.35% (2024), against an average of 8.13%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 782 bps in 2024 and soared 315 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Kimball Electronics' Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.34% in 2022, then climbed by 13 bps to 11.64% in 2023, then slumped by 67 bps to 3.81% in 2024, then jumped by 83 bps to 6.96% in 2025, then increased by 1 bps to 7.05% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 7.05% (Q1 2026), 6.96% (Q4 2025), and 6.65% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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10 Kimball Electronics 621.59 Mn 539.13 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%