Mueller Water Products (MWA) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)
Mueller Water Products (MWA) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.44% for Q1 2026, down 7.2% sequentially from 0.47% in Q4 2025, and down 4.0% YoY from 0.46% in Q1 2025.
Mueller Water Products (MWA) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Mueller Water Products has reported Return on Invested Capital for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.44% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 4.0% year-over-year to 0.44% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.44% (down 4.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.97%, up 25.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital declined to 0.44% in Q1 2026 per MWA's latest filing, from 0.47% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.52% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 0.23% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.37% and a median of 0.4% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Invested Capital rose 24 bps in 2024, then decreased 5 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.25% in 2022, then rose by 19 bps to 0.3% in 2023, then soared by 71 bps to 0.51% in 2024, then retreated by 6 bps to 0.47% in 2025, then slipped by 7 bps to 0.44% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods registered 0.44%, 0.47%, and 0.52% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE Vernova | 256.94 Bn | 243.82 Bn | 2.36 Bn | - |
| 2 | Eaton | 163.14 Bn | 162.45 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Parker-Hannifin | 126.50 Bn | 126.02 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Emerson Electric | 87.87 Bn | 85.69 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Cummins | 81.13 Bn | 76.46 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Illinois Tool Works | 80.86 Bn | 80.02 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Ametek | 54.87 Bn | 54.38 Bn | 735.04 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Rockwell Automation | 48.51 Bn | 48.03 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 0.01% |
| 9 | Ingersoll Rand | 31.31 Bn | 30.14 Bn | 862.60 Mn | 0.03% |
| 10 | Mueller Water Products | 3.90 Bn | 3.41 Bn | 155.80 Mn | 0.43% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.43% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.44% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.47% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.52% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.45% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.48% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.51% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.47% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.50% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.40% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.30% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.26% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.25% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.25% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.23% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.25% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.24% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.24% |