Mercury Systems MRCY
NASDAQ MRCY
$91.36 -2.87 (-3.05%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Mercury Systems (MRCY) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Mercury Systems (MRCY) posted Return on Capital Employed of 0.44% for Q1 2026, up 169.43% sequentially from 0.63% in Q4 2025, and up 286.0% YoY from 0.11% in Q1 2025.

Mercury Systems (MRCY) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mercury Systems has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.44% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 286.0% year-over-year to 0.44% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.44% (up 286.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.93%, up 594.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed rose to 0.44% in Q1 2026 per MRCY's latest filing, from 0.63% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 1.51% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 6.89% in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 1.73% and a median of 0.92% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed sank 745 bps in 2024, then jumped 597 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.06% in 2022, then tumbled by 534 bps to 4.61% in 2023, then advanced by 18 bps to 3.76% in 2024, then jumped by 83 bps to 0.63% in 2025, then surged by 169 bps to 0.44% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 0.44%, 0.63%, and 0.7% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 General Electric 362.92 Bn 353.58 Bn 6.95 Bn -17.57%
2 Rtx 284.24 Bn 275.94 Bn 9.91 Bn 9.62%
3 Boeing 169.32 Bn 149.30 Bn 2.41 Bn 8.25%
4 Lockheed Martin 129.93 Bn 126.14 Bn 2.45 Bn 24.71%
5 Howmet Aerospace 108.64 Bn 108.07 Bn 951.00 Mn 22.99%
6 General Dynamics 103.62 Bn 99.29 Bn 6.76 Bn 13.87%
7 Northrop Grumman 78.44 Bn 76.14 Bn 3.72 Bn 6.30%
8 TransDigm 69.14 Bn 66.37 Bn 1.63 Bn 19.59%
9 Axon Enterprise 50.64 Bn 49.97 Bn 546.45 Mn 0.40%
10 Mercury Systems 5.47 Bn 5.25 Bn 88.58 Mn 0.01%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 27, 2026 0.44%
Dec 26, 2025 -0.63%
Sep 26, 2025 -0.70%
Jun 27, 2025 -0.92%
Mar 28, 2025 -2.42%
Dec 27, 2024 -3.76%
Sep 27, 2024 -5.65%
Jun 28, 2024 -6.89%
Mar 29, 2024 -6.76%
Dec 29, 2023 -4.61%
Sep 29, 2023 -2.50%
Jun 30, 2023 -1.01%
Mar 31, 2023 0.69%
Dec 30, 2022 1.06%
Sep 30, 2022 1.40%
Jul 1, 2022 1.51%
Apr 1, 2022 1.28%
Dec 31, 2021 1.97%
Oct 1, 2021 3.16%
Jul 2, 2021 4.55%