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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novonix | 479.97 Bn | 479.92 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Vertiv Holdings | 114.69 Bn | 112.19 Bn | 999.70 Mn | 26.52% |
| 3 | Bloom Energy | 79.53 Bn | 77.06 Bn | 225.54 Mn | 4.38% |
| 4 | nVent Electric | 27.08 Bn | 26.89 Bn | 445.60 Mn | 11.66% |
| 5 | Hubbell | 26.67 Bn | 26.16 Bn | 505.30 Mn | 18.97% |
| 6 | Advanced Energy Industries | 13.19 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 200.90 Mn | 13.11% |
| 7 | Powell Industries | 10.63 Bn | 10.09 Bn | 87.94 Mn | 32.43% |
| 8 | Ballard Power Systems | 10.07 Bn | 9.54 Bn | 5.64 Mn | -16.28% |
| 9 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 9.39 Bn | 9.12 Bn | 520.40 Mn | 15.83% |
| 10 | Kimball Electronics | 621.59 Mn | 539.13 Mn | 27.82 Mn | 7.05% |
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% |