Mister Car Wash (MCW) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)

Mister Car Wash (MCW) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 1.18% in Q1 2026, up 19.09% quarter-over-quarter from 0.99% in Q4 2025, and up 8.0% on a YoY basis from 1.1% in Q1 2025.

Mister Car Wash (MCW) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mister Car Wash's Return on Capital Employed history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.18% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 8.0% year-over-year to 1.18%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.18% (up 8.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.0%, up 23.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 1.18% for Q1 2026 at Mister Car Wash, up from 0.99% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 7.82% in Q2 2022 to a low of 0.21% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 1.69% across 5 years, with a median of 0.98% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed soared 1342 bps in 2022, then tumbled 695 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 1.22% in 2022, then tumbled by 34 bps to 0.8% in 2023, then retreated by 7 bps to 0.75% in 2024, then jumped by 33 bps to 0.99% in 2025, then rose by 19 bps to 1.18% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 1.18% (Q1 2026), 0.99% (Q4 2025), and 1.14% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 Uxin 18.05 Bn 18.09 Bn 11.57 Mn -58.34%
2 Carvana 9.49 Bn 7.89 Bn 1.27 Bn 17.64%
3 Carmax 6.94 Bn 6.35 Bn 605.26 Mn 1.50%
4 Lithia Motors 6.76 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.42 Bn 8.85%
5 Autonation 6.51 Bn 6.45 Bn 1.21 Bn 13.72%
6 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.19 Bn 4.97 Bn 343.80 Mn 12.97%
7 Valvoline 4.57 Bn 4.48 Bn 187.00 Mn 9.32%
8 Openlane 3.88 Bn 3.84 Bn 256.20 Mn 10.69%
9 Group 1 Automotive 3.69 Bn 3.65 Bn 877.90 Mn 11.42%
10 Mister Car Wash 2.33 Bn 2.28 Bn 164.59 Mn 1.18%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.18%
Dec 31, 2025 0.99%
Sep 30, 2025 1.14%
Jun 30, 2025 1.07%
Mar 31, 2025 1.10%
Dec 31, 2024 0.75%
Sep 30, 2024 0.98%
Jun 30, 2024 0.76%
Mar 31, 2024 0.68%
Dec 31, 2023 0.80%
Sep 30, 2023 0.85%
Jun 30, 2023 0.87%
Mar 31, 2023 0.95%
Dec 31, 2022 1.22%
Sep 30, 2022 7.77%
Jun 30, 2022 7.82%
Mar 31, 2022 -0.21%
Dec 31, 2021 -0.46%
Sep 30, 2021 -5.65%