Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026)
Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 8.9% in Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from 8.89% in Q4 2025, and up 197.0% on a YoY basis from 3.0% in Q1 2025.
Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cushman & Wakefield's Return on Capital Employed history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 8.9% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 197.0% year-over-year to 8.9%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.9% (up 197.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 9.01%, up 266.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 8.9% for Q1 2026 at Cushman & Wakefield, roughly flat from 8.89% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 12.73% in Q2 2022 to a low of 3.83% in Q3 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 7.56% across 5 years, with a median of 6.93% in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed jumped 1114 bps in 2022, then sank 851 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 9.92% in 2022, then sank by 61 bps to 3.89% in 2023, then surged by 67 bps to 6.5% in 2024, then jumped by 37 bps to 8.89% in 2025, then increased by 0 bps to 8.9% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 8.9% (Q1 2026), 8.89% (Q4 2025), and 8.8% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IHS Holding | 45.03 Bn | 44.04 Bn | 231.80 | 14,944,925.92% |
| 2 | Cbre | 38.54 Bn | 37.33 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 10.59% |
| 3 | Costar | 14.00 Bn | 12.72 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -0.27% |
| 4 | Jones Lang Lasalle | 13.85 Bn | 13.53 Bn | - | 11.31% |
| 5 | KE Holdings | 7.04 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 661.06 Mn | - |
| 6 | Compass | 5.66 Bn | 5.19 Bn | 2.31 Bn | -10.11% |
| 7 | Opendoor Technologies | 4.24 Bn | 4.17 Bn | 72.00 Mn | -18.92% |
| 8 | Cushman & Wakefield | 3.11 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 420.70 Mn | 8.90% |
| 9 | Newmark | 2.67 Bn | 2.62 Bn | - | 9.10% |
| 10 | Kennedy-Wilson Holdings | 1.53 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 83.20 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.90% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.89% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.80% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.10% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.93% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.50% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.28% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.86% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.45% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.89% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.83% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.74% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.73% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.92% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.35% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.73% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.62% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.47% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.56% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.07% |