Matthews International (MATW) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Matthews International posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 6.54% for Q1 2026, up 1430.0% year-on-year from 0.43% in Q1 2025, and down 6.45% on a QoQ basis from 7.0% in Q4 2025.
Matthews International (MATW) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 6.54% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1430.0% year-over-year to 6.54%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.54% (up 1430.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 5.34%, up 694.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 6.54%, down from 7.0% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 10.57% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 7.75% in Q1 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.07% (2025), against an average of 1.48%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2025, when Return on Capital Employed sank 1286 bps; it then jumped 1430 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 2.46% in 2022, then surged by 468 bps to 9.04% in 2023, then slumped by 119 bps to 1.73% in 2024, then surged by 503 bps to 7.0% in 2025, then dropped by 6 bps to 6.54% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 6.54% (Q1 2026), 7.0% (Q4 2025), and 0.07% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honeywell International | 149.73 Bn | 138.42 Bn | 3.54 Bn | 13.94% |
| 2 | 3M | 79.89 Bn | 75.79 Bn | 2.46 Bn | 17.35% |
| 3 | Valmont Industries | 10.28 Bn | 10.12 Bn | 316.88 Mn | 16.67% |
| 4 | Seaboard | 5.00 Bn | 3.86 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 4.40% |
| 5 | Otter Tail | 3.50 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 239.49 Mn | 9.46% |
| 6 | Tetra Technologies | 1.39 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 38.23 Mn | -9.76% |
| 7 | Deluxe | 1.11 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 279.40 Mn | 10.82% |
| 8 | Matthews International | 838.50 Mn | 802.41 Mn | 101.98 Mn | 6.54% |
| 9 | Compass Diversified Holdings | 825.34 Mn | 892.99 Mn | 189.36 Mn | 0.22% |
| 10 | Falcon's Beyond Global | 575.98 Mn | 586.01 Mn | - | -35.07% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.54% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.07% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.62% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -7.75% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.28% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.04% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.57% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.74% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.45% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.46% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.96% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.26% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.49% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.47% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.17% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.92% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -2.80% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -3.64% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -7.89% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -6.27% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -0.55% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.52% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 5.86% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 6.31% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 6.59% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 6.60% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 5.62% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 5.55% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 5.59% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 5.76% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 6.38% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 6.78% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 6.77% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 6.42% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 5.99% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 5.18% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 4.79% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 5.87% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 5.17% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 5.31% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 5.03% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 5.63% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 8.58% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 8.43% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 8.95% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 9.26% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 9.00% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 8.64% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 9.17% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 9.94% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 11.15% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 11.99% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 12.36% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 12.84% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 13.06% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 13.20% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 13.47% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 14.17% |