McEwen (MUX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2015 - 2026)
McEwen's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 7.77% for Q2 2026, up 11.90 percentage points from -4.13% a year earlier and up 0.67 percentage points from the prior quarter.
McEwen (MUX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, McEwen's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 0.44%, up 9.22 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +31.50 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -8.78% in FY2024 (+7.72 pp), -16.49% in FY2023 (+5.47 pp), -21.96% in FY2022 (-8.60 pp) and -13.37% in FY2021 (+17.69 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q3 2015.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for 11 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +11.15 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 23.45 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a drop of 15.43 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows MUX's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 7.10% (Q1 2026), 0.41% (Q4 2025) and -4.62% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 193.68 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 171.36 Bn | 150.22 Bn | 2.90 Bn | - |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.76 Bn | 89.94 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 7.86% |
| 4 | Ternium | 113.51 Bn | 78.56 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 4.89% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.45 Bn | 99.60 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 11.56% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.92 Bn | 91.92 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 35.18% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 67.42 Bn | 52.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 29.31% |
| 8 | Nucor | 54.54 Bn | 45.08 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 11.01% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 49.09 Bn | 30.12 Bn | - | 3.54% |
| 10 | McEwen | 1.09 Bn | 778.55 Mn | 20.08 Mn | 7.77% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.77% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.10% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.62% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.13% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -6.03% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -8.71% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -11.78% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -15.20% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -16.06% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -15.78% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -31.53% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -26.24% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -22.84% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -21.29% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -16.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -16.95% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -15.15% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -12.60% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -13.38% |
McEwen Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=MUX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "MUX", "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=MUX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();