Mueller Industries (MLI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2025)
Mueller Industries (MLI) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 22.88% for Q4 2025, up 1.93 percentage points from 20.95% a year earlier but down 0.85 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Mueller Industries (MLI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2025) 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).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has run from a low of 17.32% in Q1 2021 to a high of 44.60% in Q2 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.01 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- 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.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 23.73% (Q3 2025), 23.91% (Q2 2025) and 21.76% (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 388.70 Bn | 360.40 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 15.86% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 214.42 Bn | 209.12 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 16.52% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.30 Bn | 194.07 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 9.33% |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.35 Bn | 166.59 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 10.34% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.64 Bn | 120.77 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 15.40% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.12 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 23.98% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.13 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 10.94% |
| 8 | 3M | 83.49 Bn | 64.94 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 22.67% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.89 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 27.10% |
| 10 | Mueller Industries | 13.84 Bn | 8.34 Bn | 395.35 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Mar 27, 2021 | 17.32% |
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();