Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026)
Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.0% for Q4 2025, up 302.8% sequentially from 0.0% in Q3 2025, and up 2.0% YoY from 0.0% in Q4 2024.
Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Mesa Laboratories has reported Return on Invested Capital for 12 years, with the latest figure at 0.0% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 2.0% year-over-year to 0.0% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 0.0% (up 2.0% YoY) and the FY2021 annual result came in at 0.48%, up 25.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital advanced to 0.0% in Q4 2025 per MLAB's latest filing, from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.16% in Q4 2021 and troughed at 0.05% in Q3 2024.
- A 3-year average of 0.04% and a median of 0.0% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2025: Return on Invested Capital increased 14 bps in 2021, then rose 2 bps in 2025.
- Over 3 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.16% in 2021, then tumbled by 115 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then soared by 102 bps to 0.0% in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods registered 0.0%, 0.0%, and 0.0% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garmin | 56.90 Bn | 54.24 Bn | 1.26 Bn | - |
| 2 | Keysight Technologies | 53.99 Bn | 51.57 Bn | 1.18 Bn | - |
| 3 | Coherent | 51.17 Bn | 49.18 Bn | 787.08 Mn | -0.13% |
| 4 | Teledyne Technologies | 29.38 Bn | 29.04 Bn | 738.10 Mn | 0.01% |
| 5 | Mks | 18.84 Bn | 18.23 Bn | 595.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Fortive | 18.30 Bn | 17.93 Bn | 695.30 Mn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Trimble | 14.04 Bn | 13.83 Bn | 674.90 Mn | 3.28% |
| 8 | Cognex | 10.12 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 205.77 Mn | - |
| 9 | Esco Technologies | 7.42 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 141.52 Mn | 0.02% |
| 10 | Mesa Laboratories | 703.70 Mn | 671.47 Mn | 39.01 Mn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.05% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.16% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.11% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.10% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.09% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.03% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.03% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.02% |