Kronos Worldwide (KRO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Kronos Worldwide (KRO) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -2.16% for Q2 2026, down 9.46 percentage points from 7.30% a year earlier but up 2.00 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Kronos Worldwide (KRO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Kronos Worldwide's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -2.44%, down 11.22 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -9.11 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Kronos Worldwide's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 8.78% in FY2024 (+12.48 pp), -3.70% in FY2023 (-13.39 pp), 9.69% in FY2022 (-1.09 pp) and 10.78% in FY2021 (+4.10 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of -4.69% in Q3 2023 to a high of 15.01% in Q2 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.34 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q4 2024, with a gain of 12.51 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a drop of 18.95 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was -4.16% (Q1 2026), -2.44% (Q4 2025) and 3.35% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 235.23 Bn | 216.81 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 13.17% |
| 2 | Corning | 106.66 Bn | 99.22 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 9.96% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 82.20 Bn | 81.24 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 23.44% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.45 Bn | 63.64 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -1.63% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 42.89 Bn | 32.40 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 3.55% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.91 Bn | 30.74 Bn | 3.25 Bn | - |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 24.62 Bn | 17.28 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 13.38% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 23.96 Bn | 21.62 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 3.64% |
| 9 | Dow | 23.51 Bn | 7.01 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 0.24% |
| 10 | Kronos Worldwide | 896.05 Mn | 782.85 Mn | 102.80 Mn | -2.16% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.16% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.16% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.44% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.35% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.30% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.46% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.53% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.37% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.75% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.22% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.98% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -4.69% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.90% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.57% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.90% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.25% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.56% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.88% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.04% |
API Access
Kronos Worldwide Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KRO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "KRO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KRO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();