Timken (TKR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Timken's (TKR) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 9.71% in Q1 2026, down 37.0% year-on-year from 15.41% in Q1 2025, and up 4.46% quarter-over-quarter from 9.29% in Q4 2025.
Timken (TKR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Timken has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 9.71% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 9.71%, down 37.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.71% (down 37.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 9.62%, down 119.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 9.71% for Q1 2026 at Timken, up from 9.29% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 14.02% in Q3 2023 to a low of 9.18% in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 12.02% (2022), against an average of 11.61%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 143 bps in 2022 and tumbled 330 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Timken's Return on Capital Employed stood at 13.44% in 2022, then declined by 1 bps to 13.35% in 2023, then retreated by 21 bps to 10.59% in 2024, then declined by 12 bps to 9.29% in 2025, then grew by 4 bps to 9.71% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 9.71% (Q1 2026), 9.29% (Q4 2025), and 9.18% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snap-on | 19.71 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 223.10 Mn | 18.58% |
| 2 | RBC Bearings | 18.58 Bn | 18.52 Bn | 230.00 Mn | 1.69% |
| 3 | Lincoln Electric Holdings | 14.37 Bn | 14.06 Bn | 399.13 Mn | 26.23% |
| 4 | Stanley Black & Decker | 11.91 Bn | 11.58 Bn | 1.16 Bn | -65.15% |
| 5 | Timken | 9.17 Bn | 9.33 Bn | 394.00 Mn | 9.71% |
| 6 | Toro | 8.55 Bn | 8.36 Bn | 336.50 Mn | 16.49% |
| 7 | Kennametal | 2.49 Bn | 2.42 Bn | 207.98 Mn | 9.45% |
| 8 | Hillman Solutions | 1.44 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 168.58 Mn | 4.98% |
| 9 | Eastern | 129.83 Mn | 121.67 Mn | 11.93 Mn | 4.43% |
| 10 | Chicago Rivet & Machine | 9.85 Mn | 8.40 Mn | 958,459.00 | -8.23% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.71% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.29% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.18% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.47% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.08% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.59% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.71% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.04% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.83% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.35% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.86% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.77% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.44% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.63% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.33% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.04% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.20% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 12.16% |