Knightscope (KSCP) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
Knightscope posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 29.08% for Q1 2026, down 482.0% year-on-year from 7.61% in Q1 2025, and down 41.52% on a QoQ basis from 20.55% in Q4 2025.
Knightscope (KSCP) has 6 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 29.08% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 482.0% year-over-year to 29.08%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 29.08% (down 482.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 25.26%, up 1323.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 29.08%, down from 20.55% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 20.55% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 321.88% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 154.06% (2023), against an average of 136.57%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed surged 21045 bps; it then sank 9890 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 321.88% in 2022, then surged by 52 bps to 154.06% in 2023, then jumped by 76 bps to 36.44% in 2024, then surged by 44 bps to 20.55% in 2025, then slumped by 42 bps to 29.08% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 29.08% (Q1 2026), 20.55% (Q4 2025), and 23.15% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allegion | 11.20 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 454.50 Mn | 18.98% |
| 2 | MSA Safety | 6.44 Bn | 6.26 Bn | 219.58 Mn | 16.99% |
| 3 | Adt | 5.10 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 8.89% |
| 4 | Brinks | 4.39 Bn | 3.98 Bn | 382.40 Mn | 11.83% |
| 5 | Brady | 4.08 Bn | 3.90 Bn | 225.47 Mn | 17.62% |
| 6 | Geo | 3.01 Bn | 2.92 Bn | - | 2.88% |
| 7 | CoreCivic | 2.08 Bn | 1.87 Bn | - | 8.05% |
| 8 | Napco Security Technologies | 1.34 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 29.49 Mn | 22.02% |
| 9 | Evolv Technologies Holdings | 1.14 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 23.60 Mn | -23.81% |
| 10 | Knightscope | 105,996.00 | -11.29 Mn | 465,000.00 | -29.08% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -29.08% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -20.55% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -23.15% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -20.97% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -24.26% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -36.44% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -227.96% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -187.76% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -165.16% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -154.06% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -159.13% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -215.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -247.56% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -321.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -203.94% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -135.45% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -148.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -532.34% |