Knightscope (KSCP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026)
Knightscope's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -103.48% for Q2 2026, up 19.76 percentage points from -123.24% a year earlier but down 0.91 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Knightscope (KSCP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Knightscope's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -120.54%, up 50.86 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a four-year change of +693.08 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -171.41% in FY2024 (-2.70 pp), -168.71% in FY2023 (+174.22 pp), -342.93% in FY2022 (+470.69 pp) and -813.62% in FY2021.
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] is -532.34% (Q4 2021) to -98.08% (Q4 2025).
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +32.08 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q4 2022 (a gain of 210.45 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a drop of 98.90 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows KSCP's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at -102.58% (Q1 2026), -98.08% (Q4 2025) and -105.31% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 132.79 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 22.86% |
| 2 | Cintas | 77.24 Bn | 76.43 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 33.88% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.76 Bn | 33.28 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 7.54% |
| 4 | APi | 17.50 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 8.75% |
| 5 | Aramark | 14.64 Bn | 12.66 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 7.98% |
| 6 | Rollins | 14.51 Bn | 14.06 Bn | 569.95 Mn | 31.56% |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 13.33 Bn | 12.11 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 25.89% |
| 8 | Gartner | 11.67 Bn | 5.36 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 29.65% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 10.08 Bn | 3.42 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Knightscope | 17.71 Mn | -42.89 Mn | 664,000.00 | -103.48% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -103.48% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -102.58% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -98.08% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -105.31% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -123.24% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -131.38% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -162.28% |
| 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% |
API Access
Knightscope 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=KSCP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "KSCP", "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=KSCP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();