Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) posted Return on Capital Employed of 4.56% for Q4 2025, up 16.59% sequentially from 3.91% in Q3 2025, and up 9621.0% YoY from 0.05% in Q4 2024.
Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Mesa Laboratories has reported Return on Capital Employed for 15 years, with the latest figure at 4.56% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 9621.0% year-over-year to 4.56% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 4.56% (up 9621.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 5.92%, up 5926.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed advanced to 4.56% in Q4 2025 per MLAB's latest filing, from 3.91% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 6.06% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 151.01% in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of 18.57% and a median of 0.62% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed plunged 15155 bps in 2024, then soared 15708 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.47% in 2021, then plunged by 70 bps to 0.44% in 2022, then slumped by 178 bps to 0.34% in 2023, then sank by 26862 bps to 91.66% in 2024, then soared by 105 bps to 4.56% in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 4.56%, 3.91%, and 4.85% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.
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| 1 | Garmin | 56.50 Bn | 53.83 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 23.26% |
| 2 | Keysight Technologies | 54.05 Bn | 51.64 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 12.34% |
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| 4 | Teledyne Technologies | 29.39 Bn | 29.05 Bn | 738.10 Mn | 8.91% |
| 5 | Mks | 19.03 Bn | 18.41 Bn | 595.00 Mn | 10.62% |
| 6 | Fortive | 18.08 Bn | 17.71 Bn | 695.30 Mn | 7.63% |
| 7 | Trimble | 13.91 Bn | 13.70 Bn | 674.90 Mn | 8.74% |
| 8 | Cognex | 9.98 Bn | 9.58 Bn | 205.77 Mn | 12.71% |
| 9 | Esco Technologies | 7.37 Bn | 7.30 Bn | 141.52 Mn | 10.91% |
| 10 | Mesa Laboratories | 674.43 Mn | 642.19 Mn | 39.01 Mn | 6.14% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.14% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.56% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.91% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.85% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.06% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -91.66% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -89.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -68.56% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -151.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.34% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.42% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.18% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.54% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.44% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.51% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.46% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.71% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.47% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.00% |