Knife River (KNF) Return on Capital Employed (2023 - 2026)

Knife River's Return on Capital Employed history runs 4 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 8.35% for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 212.0% year-over-year to 8.35% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 8.35%, a 212.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 9.95%, down 347.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed slipped to 8.35% in Q1 2026 per KNF's latest filing, from 8.67% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 13.98% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 8.29% in Q3 2025.
• The 4-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 10.83% (2023), against an average of 11.09%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 316 bps in 2024 and slumped 553 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 12.93% in 2023, then retreated by 2 bps to 12.66% in 2024, then tumbled by 32 bps to 8.67% in 2025, then decreased by 4 bps to 8.35% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest KNF Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 8.35% (Q1 2026), 8.67% (Q4 2025), and 8.29% (Q3 2025).