Mueller Water Products (MWA) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Mueller Water Products (MWA) reported Return on Capital Employed of 17.18% for Q1 2026, up 209.0% on a YoY basis from 5.56% in Q1 2025, and up 0.99% sequentially from 17.01% in Q4 2025.

Mueller Water Products (MWA) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mueller Water Products (MWA) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 17.18% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 209.0% year-over-year to 17.18%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 17.18% (up 209.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 18.01%, up 416.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed rose to 17.18% in Q1 2026, from 17.01% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 17.44% in Q3 2025 to a low of 8.84% in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 12.3% and a median of 11.11% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 161 bps in 2022 and surged 569 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing MWA's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 9.13% in 2022, then decreased by 2 bps to 8.97% in 2023, then jumped by 63 bps to 14.66% in 2024, then climbed by 16 bps to 17.01% in 2025, then increased by 1 bps to 17.18% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MWA's Return on Capital Employed at 17.18% in Q1 2026, 17.01% in Q4 2025, and 17.44% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 8.04%
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 14.09%
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn 18.36%
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 15.97%
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 14.32%
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn 39.40%
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn 14.67%
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 31.32%
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn 6.93%
10 Mueller Water Products 3.92 Bn 3.50 Bn 144.50 Mn 17.18%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 17.18%
Dec 31, 2025 17.01%
Sep 30, 2025 17.44%
Jun 30, 2025 15.05%
Mar 31, 2025 15.09%
Dec 31, 2024 14.66%
Sep 30, 2024 13.52%
Jun 30, 2024 13.28%
Mar 31, 2024 11.11%
Dec 31, 2023 8.97%
Sep 30, 2023 9.95%
Jun 30, 2023 8.88%
Mar 31, 2023 8.94%
Dec 31, 2022 9.13%
Sep 30, 2022 8.84%
Jun 30, 2022 9.77%
Mar 31, 2022 10.27%
Dec 31, 2021 10.16%
Sep 30, 2021 10.28%
Jun 30, 2021 11.37%