Mdu Resources (MDU) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Mdu Resources' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 4.32% for Q2 2026, up 0.03 percentage points from 4.29% a year earlier and up 0.09 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Mdu Resources (MDU) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Mdu Resources' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 4.37%, up 0.44 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last three years, though with a five-year change of -3.52 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 3.93% in FY2024 (+1.00 pp), 2.93% in FY2023 (+0.36 pp), 2.57% in FY2022 (-1.91 pp) and 4.48% in FY2021 (-3.41 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] is 1.37% (Q3 2022) to 7.58% (Q3 2021).
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.59 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q3 2025 (a gain of 2.70 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a drop of 6.21 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows MDU's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 4.23% (Q1 2026), 4.32% (Q4 2025) and 4.34% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 287.73 Bn | 287.73 Bn | 890.00 Mn | 34.35% |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 160.25 Bn | 161.15 Bn | - | 4.32% |
| 3 | Southern | 96.31 Bn | 87.36 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 5.08% |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 88.79 Bn | 87.40 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 5.10% |
| 5 | National Grid | 79.16 Bn | 60.69 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 65.09 Bn | 63.47 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 4.97% |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 53.95 Bn | 56.63 Bn | - | 3.53% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.22 Bn | 50.35 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 4.60% |
| 9 | Entergy | 47.09 Bn | 36.28 Bn | - | 4.51% |
| 10 | Mdu Resources | 3.91 Bn | 3.71 Bn | - | 4.32% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.32% |
| 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% |
API Access
Mdu Resources Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=MDU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "MDU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=MDU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();