Guidewire Software (GWRE) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)
Guidewire Software's quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 4.12% in Q1 2026, up 409.0% year-on-year from 0.81% in Q1 2025, and up 46.95% quarter-over-quarter from 2.81% in Q4 2025.
Guidewire Software has reported Return on Capital Employed for 15 years, with the latest figure at 4.12% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 409.0% year-over-year to 4.12%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 4.12% (up 409.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 2.13%, up 621.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 4.12%, up from 2.81% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 4.12% in Q1 2026, with the low at 11.31% in Q1 2023.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 4.83%, with a median of 5.9% recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed slumped 590 bps in 2022 and jumped 685 bps in 2024.
- Tracing GWRE's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 11.25% in 2022, then soared by 44 bps to 6.35% in 2023, then jumped by 79 bps to 1.31% in 2024, then jumped by 314 bps to 2.81% in 2025, then jumped by 47 bps to 4.12% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 4.12% (Q1 2026), 2.81% (Q4 2025), and 1.99% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 12.51% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 12.81% |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 12.32% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.43% |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 49.21% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -20.99% |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 23.43% |
| 10 | Guidewire Software | 11.90 Bn | 10.98 Bn | 231.52 Mn | 4.12% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 4.12% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 2.81% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 1.99% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 1.03% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 0.03% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -1.31% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -4.06% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -4.30% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -5.90% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -6.35% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -9.35% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -11.15% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -11.31% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -11.25% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -10.64% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -8.65% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -7.78% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -6.81% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -5.32% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | -2.94% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | -1.88% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | -1.43% |
| Jul 31, 2020 | -1.16% |
| Apr 30, 2020 | -2.31% |
| Jan 31, 2020 | -1.84% |
| Oct 31, 2019 | -1.27% |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 0.08% |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 1.54% |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 0.84% |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 0.97% |
| Jul 31, 2018 | -0.94% |
| Apr 30, 2018 | -2.00% |
| Jan 31, 2018 | -0.28% |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 0.95% |
| Jul 31, 2017 | 2.51% |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 1.11% |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 0.95% |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 0.88% |
| Jul 31, 2016 | 2.14% |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 2.24% |
| Jan 31, 2016 | 2.18% |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 1.56% |
| Jul 31, 2015 | 2.42% |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 2.96% |
| Jan 31, 2015 | 4.00% |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 4.09% |
| Jul 31, 2014 | 2.83% |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 3.31% |
| Jan 31, 2014 | 2.64% |
| Oct 31, 2013 | 3.97% |
| Jul 31, 2013 | 13.06% |
| Apr 30, 2013 | 5.30% |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 10.02% |
| Oct 31, 2012 | 9.91% |
| Jul 31, 2012 | 15.48% |
| Apr 30, 2012 | 7.45% |