Mdu Resources (MDU) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Mdu Resources' (MDU) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 4.23% in Q1 2026, down 20.0% year-on-year from 5.29% in Q1 2025, and down 2.17% quarter-over-quarter from 4.32% in Q4 2025.

Mdu Resources (MDU) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mdu Resources has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 4.23% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 4.23%, down 20.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.23% (down 20.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 4.37%, up 44.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 4.23% for Q1 2026 at Mdu Resources, down from 4.32% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 4.43% in Q1 2025 to a low of 1.37% in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 3.32% (2023), against an average of 3.27%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 621 bps in 2022 and surged 270 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Mdu Resources' Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.97% in 2022, then soared by 68 bps to 3.32% in 2023, then gained by 16 bps to 3.83% in 2024, then gained by 13 bps to 4.32% in 2025, then decreased by 2 bps to 4.23% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 4.23% (Q1 2026), 4.32% (Q4 2025), and 4.34% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Atmos Energy 28.34 Bn 28.21 Bn - 6.07%
2 Nisource 22.33 Bn 24.52 Bn 1.83 Bn 5.83%
3 Ugi 7.49 Bn 6.94 Bn 1.50 Bn 8.41%
4 New Jersey Resources 5.59 Bn 5.45 Bn 826.91 Mn 7.27%
5 Black Hills 5.49 Bn 5.46 Bn - 5.55%
6 ONE Gas 4.93 Bn 4.91 Bn 438.14 Mn 6.27%
7 Mdu Resources 4.39 Bn 4.33 Bn - 4.23%
8 Centuri Holdings 3.01 Bn 2.95 Bn 35.76 Mn 5.21%
9 Chesapeake Utilities 2.96 Bn 2.96 Bn 102.40 Mn 7.69%
10 Brookfield Infrastructure 426.14 Mn 3.22 Bn 539.00 Mn 13.38%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.23%
Dec 31, 2025 4.32%
Sep 30, 2025 4.34%
Jun 30, 2025 4.29%
Mar 31, 2025 4.43%
Dec 31, 2024 3.83%
Sep 30, 2024 1.63%
Jun 30, 2024 2.38%
Mar 31, 2024 2.94%
Dec 31, 2023 3.32%
Sep 30, 2023 3.86%
Jun 30, 2023 3.03%
Mar 31, 2023 2.61%
Dec 31, 2022 1.97%
Sep 30, 2022 1.37%
Jun 30, 2022 3.06%
Mar 31, 2022 4.03%
Dec 31, 2021 4.33%
Sep 30, 2021 7.58%
Jun 30, 2021 7.91%