Mercer International (MERC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Mercer International (MERC) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 27.03% for Q1 2026, down 2814.0% year-over-year from 1.0% in Q1 2025, and down 27.94% quarter-over-quarter from 21.13% in Q4 2025.
Mercer International (MERC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Mercer International's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 27.03% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 2814.0% year-over-year to 27.03%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 27.03% (down 2814.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 21.29%, down 2197.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 27.03%, down from 21.13% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 53.58% in Q3 2022, with the low at 27.03% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.37% (2025), against an average of 4.12%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed soared 4177 bps in 2022, then plunged 5716 bps in 2023.
- Mercer International's Return on Capital Employed stood at 39.78% in 2022, then tumbled by 120 bps to 7.96% in 2023, then soared by 109 bps to 0.71% in 2024, then sank by 3094 bps to 21.13% in 2025, then declined by 28 bps to 27.03% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MERC's Return on Capital Employed at 27.03% in Q1 2026, 21.13% in Q4 2025, and 3.37% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -33.28% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -27.03% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -21.13% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -3.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.37% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.71% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -4.15% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -4.65% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -7.25% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -7.96% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.63% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 39.78% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 53.58% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.20% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.69% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.26% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.81% |