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

Mueller Water Products (MWA) reported Return on Invested Capital of 0.44% for Q1 2026, down 4.0% on a YoY basis from 0.46% in Q1 2025, and down 7.2% sequentially from 0.47% in Q4 2025.

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

Mueller Water Products (MWA) has 17 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.44% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 4.0% year-over-year to 0.44%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.44% (down 4.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.97%, up 25.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital declined to 0.44% in Q1 2026, from 0.47% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.52% in Q3 2025 to a low of 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.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital grew 24 bps in 2024 and fell 5 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing MWA's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.25% in 2022, then climbed by 19 bps to 0.3% in 2023, then soared by 71 bps to 0.51% in 2024, then dropped by 6 bps to 0.47% in 2025, then fell by 7 bps to 0.44% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MWA's Return on Invested Capital at 0.44% in Q1 2026, 0.47% in Q4 2025, and 0.52% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn -
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 0.01%
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn 0.00%
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 0.00%
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 0.00%
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn 0.01%
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn 0.00%
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 0.01%
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn 1.40%
10 Mueller Water Products 3.92 Bn 3.50 Bn 144.50 Mn 0.44%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 30, 2021 0.25%