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Carpenter Technology CRS Return on invested capital

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3.7%+2.2pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$811.5M+11.6%
Gross profit$251.8M+25.4%
Operating income$186.5M+35.3%
Net income$139.6M+46.3%
EPS (diluted)$2.77+47.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$294.8M+94.6%
Total debt$699.3M-0.5%
Total equity$2.1B+16.1%
Total assets$3.7B+9.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$193.5M+161%
CapEx$68.7M+70.9%
Free cash flow$124.8M+266%

Valuation

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Market cap$28.59B+117%
Enterprise value$29B+109%
P/E59.7×+22.9×
P/S9.4×+4.9×

Profitability

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Gross margin29.7%+4.2pp
Operating margin21.3%+5.0pp
Net margin15.8%+3.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity24.9%+3.1pp
Debt / equity0.3×-0.1×
Current ratio3.7×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Carpenter Technology’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Carpenter Technology’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Carpenter Technology's return on invested capital?
Carpenter Technology (CRS) reported return on invested capital of 21.8% in Q1 2026.
How has Carpenter Technology's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Carpenter Technology's return on invested capital increased by 20.6% year-over-year, from 18.1% to 21.8%.
What is the long-term trend for Carpenter Technology's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Carpenter Technology's return on invested capital has grown at a 11.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -43.4% to 68%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.