Manitowoc (MTW) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2025)
Manitowoc (MTW) reported Return on Capital Employed of 3.93% for Q4 2025, down 23.0% on a YoY basis from 5.11% in Q4 2024, and up 5.88% quarter-over-quarter from 3.72% in Q3 2025.
Manitowoc (MTW) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Manitowoc has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 3.93% in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 23.0% year-over-year to 3.93%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 3.93% (down 23.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 4.31%, up 3.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 stood at 3.93%, up from 3.72% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 8.13% in Q4 2023, with the low at 2.25% in Q4 2022.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 3.57% across 5 years, with a median of 3.76% in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 594 bps — and 2023, when it surged 1038 bps.
- Manitowoc's Return on Capital Employed stood at 3.69% in 2021, then tumbled by 161 bps to 2.25% in 2022, then surged by 462 bps to 8.13% in 2023, then slumped by 49 bps to 4.16% in 2024, then retreated by 6 bps to 3.93% in 2025.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 3.93% (Q4 2025), 3.72% (Q3 2025), and 3.07% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 397.22 Bn | 393.14 Bn | 6.11 Bn | 19.06% |
| 2 | Deere | 151.61 Bn | 143.71 Bn | 13.06 Bn | - |
| 3 | Paccar | 60.18 Bn | 59.49 Bn | 1.36 Bn | -32.34% |
| 4 | Oshkosh | 8.00 Bn | 7.75 Bn | 311.90 Mn | 1.21% |
| 5 | Terex | 5.74 Bn | 5.35 Bn | 206.00 Mn | 5.03% |
| 6 | Blue Bird | 2.18 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 70.65 Mn | 43.06% |
| 7 | Alamo | 1.82 Bn | 1.62 Bn | 104.81 Mn | 10.37% |
| 8 | Lindsay | 1.21 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 42.35 Mn | -0.08% |
| 9 | Astec Industries | 1.14 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 99.10 Mn | 5.19% |
| 10 | Manitowoc | 418.28 Mn | 331.48 Mn | 113.30 Mn | 3.93% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.93% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.72% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.07% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.62% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.16% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.78% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.71% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.96% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.13% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.25% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.31% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.22% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.25% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.72% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.69% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.59% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 6.27% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 3.83% |