Mercury Systems (MRCY) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2016 - 2026)
Mercury Systems (MRCY) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 0.01% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), up 0.73 percentage points from -0.72% a year earlier but down 0.34 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Mercury Systems (MRCY) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Starting with fiscal Q1 2017, Mercury Systems' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] history includes 32 quarters.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -4.23 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -0.71% in FY2025 (+4.47 pp), -5.19% in FY2024 (-4.57 pp), -0.62% in FY2023 (-1.68 pp) and 1.06% in FY2022 (-3.19 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has ranged from -5.17% in fiscal Q4 2024 to 2.55% in fiscal Q1 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for seven consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.78 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 4.46 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2025, against a drop of 5.86 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 0.36% (Q3 2026), -0.53% (Q2 2026) and -0.54% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 321.31 Bn | 275.31 Bn | 4.68 Bn | -53.90% |
| 2 | Rtx | 248.97 Bn | 222.19 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 8.08% |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.99 Bn | 59.70 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 7.69% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 116.67 Bn | 103.39 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 26.98% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.54 Bn | 88.15 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 19.17% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.31 Bn | 76.42 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 13.63% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.04 Bn | 70.40 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 20.27% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 67.90 Bn | 57.15 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 12.31% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.82 Bn | 20.27 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 12.25% |
| 10 | Mercury Systems | 5.06 Bn | 3.87 Bn | 88.58 Mn | 0.01% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 0.01% |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 0.36% |
| Dec 26, 2025 | -0.53% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | -0.54% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | -0.72% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | -1.85% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | -2.84% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | -4.28% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | -5.17% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | -5.14% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | -3.05% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | -1.59% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.72% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 0.94% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.24% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 1.37% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.98% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.58% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 2.55% |
API Access
Mercury Systems Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=MRCY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "MRCY", "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=MRCY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();