Mueller Water Products (MWA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Mueller Water Products (MWA) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 17.15% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 2.10 percentage points from 15.05% a year earlier but down 0.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Mueller Water Products (MWA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Mueller Water Products reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 18.01%, up 4.16 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three straight fiscal years, with a five-year change of +8.36 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 13.84% in FY2024 (+3.91 pp), 9.93% in FY2023 (+1.12 pp), 8.81% in FY2022 (-1.84 pp) and 10.65% in FY2021 (+1.01 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has ranged from 8.84% in fiscal Q4 2022 to 17.44% in fiscal Q4 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for ten consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.18 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 5.69 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2025, against a drop of 1.61 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 17.18% (Q2 2026), 17.01% (Q1 2026) and 17.44% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 22.25% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 25.53% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | - |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 12.64% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 17.64% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 18.67% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 15.15% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 38.87% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 31.72% |
| 10 | Mueller Water Products | 3.80 Bn | 3.80 Bn | 139.30 Mn | - |
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Historic 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% |
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Mueller Water Products Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "MWA", "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=MWA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();