Mueller Water Products (MWA) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Mueller Water Products (MWA) posted Return on Capital Employed of 17.18% for Q1 2026, up 0.99% sequentially from 17.01% in Q4 2025, and up 209.0% YoY from 5.56% in Q1 2025.
Mueller Water Products (MWA) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Mueller Water Products has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 17.18% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 209.0% year-over-year to 17.18% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 17.18% (up 209.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 18.01%, up 416.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 17.18% in Q1 2026 per MWA's latest filing, from 17.01% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 17.44% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 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.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 161 bps in 2022, then jumped 569 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.13% in 2022, then declined by 2 bps to 8.97% in 2023, then jumped by 63 bps to 14.66% in 2024, then rose by 16 bps to 17.01% in 2025, then advanced by 1 bps to 17.18% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 17.18%, 17.01%, and 17.44% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.15% |
| 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% |