Mister Car Wash (MCW) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
Mister Car Wash (MCW) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 6.86% for Q1 2026, up 34.0% year-over-year from 5.12% in Q1 2025, and up 1.87% quarter-over-quarter from 6.73% in Q4 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 6.86% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 34.0% year-over-year to 6.86%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.86% (up 34.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 6.78%, up 40.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 6.86%, up from 6.73% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 8.04% in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.02% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 6.6% (2023), against an average of 6.45%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed jumped 771 bps in 2022, then tumbled 126 bps in 2023.
- Mister Car Wash's Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.5% in 2022, then slipped by 12 bps to 6.6% in 2023, then fell by 6 bps to 6.2% in 2024, then grew by 9 bps to 6.73% in 2025, then gained by 2 bps to 6.86% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MCW's Return on Capital Employed at 6.86% in Q1 2026, 6.73% in Q4 2025, and 6.51% in Q3 2025.
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| 10 | Mister Car Wash | 2.33 Bn | 2.28 Bn | 164.59 Mn | 6.86% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.86% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.73% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.51% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.45% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.52% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.20% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.53% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.41% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.42% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.60% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.73% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.95% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.12% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.50% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.99% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.04% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.21% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.95% |