Mueller Industries (MLI) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Mueller Industries' Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 31.89% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 360.0% year-over-year to 31.89%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 31.89% (up 360.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 30.93%, up 161.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 31.89% for Q1 2026 at Mueller Industries, up from 29.03% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 56.23% in Q2 2022 to a low of 26.82% in Q3 2024.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 36.6% across 5 years, with a median of 31.58% in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed jumped 3212 bps in 2022, then plunged 1797 bps in 2023.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 47.99% in 2022, then sank by 34 bps to 31.58% in 2023, then retreated by 14 bps to 27.03% in 2024, then climbed by 7 bps to 29.03% in 2025, then increased by 10 bps to 31.89% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 31.89% (Q1 2026), 29.03% (Q4 2025), and 30.98% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.