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.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 99.0% year-over-year to 9.45% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 9.45%, a 99.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 6.81%, down 126.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed climbed to 9.45% in Q1 2026 per KMT's latest filing, from 7.82% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 10.36% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 6.77% in Q3 2025.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 8.61% (2023), against an average of 8.65%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 734 bps in 2022 and tumbled 169 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed 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.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest KMT Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 9.45% (Q1 2026), 7.82% (Q4 2025), and 6.77% (Q3 2025).