Mueller Industries (MLI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Mueller Industries (MLI) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 22.73% for Q3 2026, down 1.00 percentage points from 23.73% a year earlier.
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Mueller Industries (MLI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Mueller Industries' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 23.98%, up 1.61 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +7.37 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Mueller Industries' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 22.37% in FY2024 (-4.38 pp), 26.75% in FY2023 (-15.76 pp), 42.51% in FY2022 (+1.79 pp) and 40.72% in FY2021 (+24.11 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in three of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.59 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q1 2022, with a gain of 25.80 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2023, with a drop of 14.61 percentage points.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 16.80% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 18.53% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 5.47% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 10.72% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 13.34% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 22.04% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 11.23% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 27.11% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 26.27% |
| 10 | Mueller Industries | 11.99 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 361.44 Mn | 22.73% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | 22.73% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 22.88% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 23.73% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 23.91% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 21.76% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 20.95% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 20.85% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 20.85% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 21.83% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 24.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.20% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 29.99% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 34.93% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 37.64% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 40.02% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 44.60% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 43.13% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 38.78% |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 31.37% |
| Jun 26, 2021 | 22.01% |
API Access
Mueller Industries Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=MLI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "MLI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=MLI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();