Matthews International (MATW) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Matthews International (MATW) posted Return on Capital Employed of 6.54% for Q1 2026, down 6.45% on a QoQ basis from 7.0% in Q4 2025, and up 1019.0% year-over-year from 0.58% in Q1 2025.
Matthews International (MATW) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Matthews International's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 6.54% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 1019.0% year-over-year to 6.54% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.54% (up 1019.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 5.34%, up 674.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 6.54% for Q1 2026 at Matthews International, down from 7.0% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 9.33% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 3.65% in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of 1.66% and a median of 0.07% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed surged 1229 bps — and 2024, when it slumped 1020 bps.
- Matthews International's Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.46% in 2022, then soared by 427 bps to 8.04% in 2023, then tumbled by 122 bps to 1.73% in 2024, then soared by 503 bps to 7.0% in 2025, then declined by 6 bps to 6.54% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MATW's Return on Capital Employed at 6.54% in Q1 2026, 7.0% in Q4 2025, and 0.07% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3M | 91.77 Bn | 88.44 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 19.43% |
| 2 | Honeywell International | 77.55 Bn | 68.36 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 15.09% |
| 3 | Valmont Industries | 9.51 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 316.88 Mn | 16.67% |
| 4 | Brookfield Business | 6.64 Bn | -9.94 Bn | 1.31 Bn | - |
| 5 | Seaboard | 4.48 Bn | 3.32 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 4.40% |
| 6 | Otter Tail | 3.86 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 239.49 Mn | 9.46% |
| 7 | Deluxe | 1.21 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 279.40 Mn | 10.82% |
| 8 | Tetra Technologies | 1.06 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 38.23 Mn | -5.83% |
| 9 | Matthews International | 889.04 Mn | 852.95 Mn | 101.98 Mn | 6.54% |
| 10 | Compass Diversified Holdings | 760.64 Mn | 699.89 Mn | 189.36 Mn | 0.22% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.54% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.07% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.55% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -3.65% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.28% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.04% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.33% |
| 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% |