Kronos Worldwide (KRO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Kronos Worldwide (KRO) reported Return on Capital Employed of 2.22% for Q1 2026, down 211.0% year-over-year from 2.0% in Q1 2025, and up 17.94% quarter-over-quarter from 2.7% in Q4 2025.

Kronos Worldwide (KRO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kronos Worldwide (KRO) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 2.22% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 2.22%, down 211.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.22% (down 211.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.37%, down 361.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed improved to 2.22% in Q1 2026 per KRO's latest filing, from 2.7% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 8.6% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 6.61% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 0.38% and a median of 0.9% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed soared 1061 bps in 2022, then slumped 1233 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 5.72% in 2022, then sank by 216 bps to 6.61% in 2023, then jumped by 113 bps to 0.86% in 2024, then slumped by 414 bps to 2.7% in 2025, then climbed by 18 bps to 2.22% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KRO's Return on Capital Employed at 2.22% in Q1 2026, 2.7% in Q4 2025, and 3.41% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 12.89%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 16.08%
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 20.78%
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 14.59%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 6.05%
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 13.59%
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 3.66%
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 7.03%
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -1.10%
10 Kronos Worldwide 790.05 Mn 764.35 Mn 83.30 Mn -2.22%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -2.22%
Dec 31, 2025 -2.70%
Sep 30, 2025 -3.41%
Jun 30, 2025 -1.94%
Mar 31, 2025 -0.11%
Dec 31, 2024 0.86%
Sep 30, 2024 2.34%
Jun 30, 2024 -0.90%
Mar 31, 2024 -3.70%
Dec 31, 2023 -6.61%
Sep 30, 2023 -4.69%
Jun 30, 2023 -0.90%
Mar 31, 2023 3.57%
Dec 31, 2022 5.72%
Sep 30, 2022 7.47%
Jun 30, 2022 8.60%
Mar 31, 2022 5.16%
Dec 31, 2021 6.28%
Sep 30, 2021 1.14%
Jun 30, 2021 -2.01%