ArcelorMittal (MT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
ArcelorMittal (MT) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 3.54% for Q2 2026, down 2.28 percentage points from 5.83% a year earlier and down 1.51 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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ArcelorMittal (MT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, ArcelorMittal posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 4.79%, up 2.37 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +4.79 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 2.42% in FY2024 (-0.31 pp), 2.74% in FY2023 (-10.22 pp), 12.95% in FY2022 (-12.28 pp) and 25.23% in FY2021 (+25.23 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] gained in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.78 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 25.47 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2023 (a drop of 22.37 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 5.05% (Q1 2026), 5.13% (Q4 2025) and 5.40% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | 175.24 Bn | 165.01 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 13.71% |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Southern Copper | 143.83 Bn | 118.64 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 30.10% |
| 4 | Rio Tinto | 137.31 Bn | 104.37 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Newmont | 124.66 Bn | 89.98 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 8.59% |
| 6 | Ternium | 102.52 Bn | 75.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 7.61% |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 95.19 Bn | 82.13 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 21.64% |
| 8 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 86.53 Bn | 83.18 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 12.32% |
| 9 | Barrick Mining | 66.50 Bn | 50.91 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 22.01% |
| 10 | ArcelorMittal | 49.98 Bn | 33.48 Bn | - | 2.89% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.89% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.49% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.30% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.50% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.44% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.46% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.80% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.65% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.16% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.28% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.71% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.69% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.24% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 27.78% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 27.07% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.65% |
API Access
ArcelorMittal Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=MT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "MT", "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=MT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();