Materion (MTRN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Materion's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 7.96% for Q2 2026, up 4.20 percentage points from 3.76% a year earlier and up 0.82 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Materion (MTRN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Materion's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 7.34%, up 4.20 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +6.37 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 3.14% in FY2024 (-6.13 pp), 9.27% in FY2023 (+0.78 pp), 8.49% in FY2022 (+1.65 pp) and 6.84% in FY2021 (+5.87 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.01 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 5.61 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2024 (a drop of 6.05 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows MTRN's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 7.14% (Q1 2026), 7.11% (Q4 2025) and 3.96% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 193.68 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 171.36 Bn | 150.22 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 42.99% |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.76 Bn | 89.94 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 9.92% |
| 4 | Ternium | 113.51 Bn | 78.56 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 7.19% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.45 Bn | 99.60 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 13.20% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.92 Bn | 91.92 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 42.05% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 67.42 Bn | 52.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 23.46% |
| 8 | Nucor | 54.54 Bn | 45.08 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 13.42% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 49.09 Bn | 30.12 Bn | - | 3.51% |
| 10 | Materion | 6.51 Bn | 6.44 Bn | 104.34 Mn | 7.96% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 7.96% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 7.14% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.11% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 3.96% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 3.76% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 3.58% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.05% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 7.18% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 7.51% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 7.96% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.09% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 9.70% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.41% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.39% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.21% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.40% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 5.98% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.36% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.48% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 6.92% |
API Access
Materion Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=MTRN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "MTRN", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=MTRN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();