Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2018 - 2026)
Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 5.33% for Q3 2026, down 2.69 percentage points from 8.02% a year earlier and down 1.65 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cushman & Wakefield's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 7.35%, up 2.15 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +8.63 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Cushman & Wakefield's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 5.21% in FY2024 (+1.03 pp), 4.18% in FY2023 (-2.28 pp), 6.45% in FY2022 (-1.60 pp) and 8.05% in FY2021 (+9.32 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.74 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q2 2022, with a gain of 10.50 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2023, with a drop of 10.50 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 6.98% (Q2 2026), 7.33% (Q1 2026) and 7.35% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KE Holdings | 40.70 Bn | 13.61 Bn | 1.03 Bn | - |
| 2 | Cbre | 38.87 Bn | 32.63 Bn | 2.13 Bn | 9.09% |
| 3 | Jones Lang Lasalle | 17.10 Bn | 15.24 Bn | - | 11.66% |
| 4 | Compass | 7.63 Bn | 5.42 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 5 | Colliers International | 4.71 Bn | 3.76 Bn | 637.29 Mn | 5.86% |
| 6 | Cushman & Wakefield | 3.26 Bn | 888.95 Mn | 486.30 Mn | 5.33% |
| 7 | Newmark | 1.79 Bn | 649.67 Mn | 596.85 Mn | 5.47% |
| 8 | Marcus & Millichap | 934.37 Mn | 31.72 Mn | 74.92 Mn | - |
| 9 | Rmr | 505.91 Mn | 430.36 Mn | - | 6.10% |
| 10 | Agnt | 476.02 Mn | 7.06 Mn | 90.97 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.33% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.98% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.33% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.35% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.02% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.66% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.95% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.28% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.44% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.53% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.86% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.26% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.37% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.73% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.50% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.94% |
API Access
Cushman & Wakefield Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CWK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CWK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();