Kennametal (KMT) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Kennametal's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 9.45% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 99.0% year-over-year to 9.45%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 9.45% (up 99.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 6.81%, down 126.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 9.45% for Q1 2026 at Kennametal, up from 7.82% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 10.36% in Q3 2022 to a low of 6.77% in Q3 2025.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 8.65% across 5 years, with a median of 8.61% in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed jumped 734 bps in 2022, then tumbled 169 bps in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 9.74% in 2022, then fell by 12 bps to 8.61% in 2023, then retreated by 9 bps to 7.84% in 2024, then declined by 0 bps to 7.82% in 2025, then advanced by 21 bps to 9.45% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 9.45% (Q1 2026), 7.82% (Q4 2025), and 6.77% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.