Matson (MATX) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Matson (MATX) posted Return on Capital Employed of 11.74% for Q1 2026, down 3.86% sequentially from 12.22% in Q4 2025, and down 311.0% YoY from 5.57% in Q1 2025.
Matson (MATX) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Matson has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 11.74% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 311.0% year-over-year to 11.74% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.74% (down 311.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 12.23%, down 197.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 11.74% in Q1 2026 per MATX's latest filing, from 12.22% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 51.78% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 9.15% in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of 20.74% and a median of 13.93% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed surged 3033 bps in 2022, then slumped 3705 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 35.5% in 2022, then sank by 74 bps to 9.19% in 2023, then soared by 52 bps to 13.93% in 2024, then dropped by 12 bps to 12.22% in 2025, then dropped by 4 bps to 11.74% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 11.74%, 12.22%, and 12.59% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| 1 | Kirby | 7.52 Bn | 7.48 Bn | 290.80 Mn | 9.54% |
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.98% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.74% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.22% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.59% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.78% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.86% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.93% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.67% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.07% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.15% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.19% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.77% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.33% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.64% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 35.50% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 46.82% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 51.78% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 46.51% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 41.73% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 32.13% |