Kimball Electronics (KE) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)
Kimball Electronics (KE) posted Return on Capital Employed of 7.05% for Q1 2026, up 1.25% sequentially from 6.96% in Q4 2025, and up 50.0% YoY from 4.7% in Q1 2025.
Kimball Electronics (KE) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kimball Electronics has reported Return on Capital Employed for 13 years, with the latest figure at 7.05% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 50.0% year-over-year to 7.05% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.05% (up 50.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 5.53%, down 21.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed grew to 7.05% in Q1 2026 per KE's latest filing, from 6.96% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 11.96% in Q3 2023 and troughed at 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.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed sank 782 bps in 2024, then surged 315 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.34% in 2022, then increased by 13 bps to 11.64% in 2023, then slumped by 67 bps to 3.81% in 2024, then soared by 83 bps to 6.96% in 2025, then gained by 1 bps to 7.05% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 7.05%, 6.96%, and 6.65% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |