Growth Metrics

European Wax Center (EWCZ) Return on Invested Capital (2021 - 2026)

European Wax Center has reported Return on Invested Capital over the past 6 years, most recently at 0.01% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Return on Invested Capital at 0.01% for Q1 2026, down 9.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 0.01% (down 9.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 0.01%, down 9.0%.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 was 0.01% at European Wax Center, down from 0.1% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Invested Capital for EWCZ hit a ceiling of 0.1% in Q1 2025 and a floor of 0.01% in Q1 2026.
  • Median Return on Invested Capital over the past 5 years was 0.09% (2023), compared with a mean of 0.08%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Invested Capital: rose 5bps in 2023 and later dropped -9bps in 2026.
  • European Wax Center's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.08% in 2022, then grew by 21bps to 0.09% in 2023, then rose by 2bps to 0.09% in 2024, then rose by 3bps to 0.1% in 2025, then plummeted by -88bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Invested Capital were 0.01% (Q1 2026), 0.1% (Q4 2025), and 0.09% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.