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

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

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

Mister Car Wash (MCW) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 6 consecutive years, with 1.18% the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at 1.18% for Q1 2026 at Mister Car Wash, up from 0.99% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 7.82% in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.21% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 1.69%, with a median of 0.98% recorded in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 1342 bps in 2022 and plunged 695 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.22% in 2022, then plunged by 34 bps to 0.8% in 2023, then dropped by 7 bps to 0.75% in 2024, then jumped by 33 bps to 0.99% in 2025, then climbed by 19 bps to 1.18% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 1.18%, 0.99%, and 1.14% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Uxin 128.90 Bn 128.96 Bn - -
2 Carvana 48.46 Bn 46.86 Bn 1.27 Bn 17.64%
3 Penske Automotive 11.65 Bn 11.59 Bn 1.30 Bn 11.00%
4 Carmax 7.34 Bn 7.21 Bn 854.41 Mn 1.39%
5 Lithia Motors 6.80 Bn 6.82 Bn 1.42 Bn 8.85%
6 Autonation 6.40 Bn 6.33 Bn 1.21 Bn 13.72%
7 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.57 Bn 5.35 Bn 343.80 Mn 12.97%
8 Valvoline 4.88 Bn 4.79 Bn 187.00 Mn 9.32%
9 Asbury Automotive 3.76 Bn 3.73 Bn 726.90 Mn 9.96%
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%