Growth Metrics

Mueller Industries (MLI) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)

Mueller Industries has reported Return on Invested Capital over the past 17 years, most recently at 0.24% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 15.0% to 0.24% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.24% through Mar 2026, down 15.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.23% for FY2025, 14.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 0.24% for Q1 2026 at Mueller Industries, up from 0.23% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 367.99% in Q3 2023 and troughed at 28.07% in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.39% (2025), against an average of 30.27%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Invested Capital: surged 36727bps in 2023 and later tumbled -39005bps in 2024.
  • Tracing MLI's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.63% in 2022, then soared by 30078bps to 191.07% in 2023, then crashed by -100bps to 0.38% in 2024, then tumbled by -39bps to 0.23% in 2025, then rose by 7bps to 0.24% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.24%, 0.23%, and 0.46% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.