Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018 - 2026)
Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 9.81% in Q3 2026, up 1.02 percentage points from 8.80% a year earlier and up 0.57 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cushman & Wakefield reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 9.01%, up 2.66 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +10.04 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 6.36% in FY2024 (+2.59 pp), 3.76% in FY2023 (-5.91 pp), 9.68% in FY2022 (+0.08 pp) and 9.60% in FY2021 (+10.62 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2022.
- 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 +2.29 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 11.14 percentage points in Q1 2022, against a drop of 8.51 percentage points in Q3 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 9.24% (Q2 2026), 8.90% (Q1 2026) and 8.89% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KE Holdings | 40.70 Bn | 13.61 Bn | 1.03 Bn | - |
| 2 | Cbre | 38.87 Bn | 32.63 Bn | 2.13 Bn | 10.71% |
| 3 | Jones Lang Lasalle | 17.10 Bn | 15.24 Bn | - | 13.63% |
| 4 | Compass | 7.63 Bn | 5.42 Bn | - | -2.56% |
| 5 | Colliers International | 4.71 Bn | 3.76 Bn | 637.29 Mn | 9.15% |
| 6 | Cushman & Wakefield | 3.26 Bn | 888.95 Mn | 486.30 Mn | 9.81% |
| 7 | Newmark | 1.79 Bn | 649.67 Mn | 596.85 Mn | 9.03% |
| 8 | Marcus & Millichap | 934.37 Mn | 31.72 Mn | 74.92 Mn | 1.65% |
| 9 | Rmr | 505.91 Mn | 430.36 Mn | - | 6.91% |
| 10 | Agnt | 476.02 Mn | 7.06 Mn | 90.97 Mn | -5.51% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.81% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.24% |
| 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% |
API Access
Cushman & Wakefield Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CWK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CWK", "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=CWK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();