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Knowles (KN) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Knowles has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 13 years, most recently at 8.55% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 314.0% to 8.55% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 8.55% through Mar 2026, up 314.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 7.18% for FY2025, 244.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 8.55% for Q1 2026 at Knowles, up from 7.29% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 30.41% in Q3 2023 and troughed at 12.71% in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 5.71% (2025), against an average of 6.64%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed soared 4312bps in 2023 and then tumbled -2558bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 7.5% in 2022, then crashed by -56bps to 3.33% in 2023, then soared by 64bps to 5.47% in 2024, then surged by 33bps to 7.29% in 2025, then increased by 17bps to 8.55% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for KN's Return on Capital Employed are 8.55% (Q1 2026), 7.29% (Q4 2025), and 6.57% (Q3 2025).