Mueller Water Products (MWA)
Return on total capital
| Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 192,800 | 223,100 | 221,700 | 212,900 | 184,100 | 179,100 | 145,500 | 113,800 | 125,600 | 113,000 | 116,000 | 118,900 | 115,200 | 130,900 | 119,800 | 118,800 | 117,500 | 130,500 | 124,500 | 127,100 |
| Long-term debt | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | 981,700 | 981,700 | 873,600 | 834,100 | 810,100 | 791,600 | 754,500 | 731,200 | 711,500 | 714,200 | 700,900 | 687,800 | 669,300 | 703,800 | 706,100 | 691,900 | 694,900 | 683,200 | 669,400 | 655,200 |
| Return on total capital | 19.64% | 22.73% | 25.38% | 25.52% | 22.73% | 22.63% | 19.28% | 15.56% | 17.65% | 15.82% | 16.55% | 17.29% | 17.21% | 18.60% | 16.97% | 17.17% | 16.91% | 19.10% | 18.60% | 19.40% |
September 30, 2025 calculation
Return on total capital = EBIT (ttm) ÷ (Long-term debt + Total stockholders’ equity)
= $192,800K ÷ ($—K + $981,700K)
= 19.64%
Peer comparison
Sep 30, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Return on total capital
Mueller Water Products
MWA
19.64%
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16.07%
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0.03%
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3.60%
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4.14%
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29.28%