Guidewire Software (GWRE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2012 - 2026)
Guidewire Software's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 7.92% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 5.93 percentage points from 1.99% a year earlier and up 2.39 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Guidewire Software (GWRE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 31, 2026), Guidewire Software's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 7.55%, up 5.42 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last four fiscal years, with a five-year change of +12.72 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 2.13% in FY2025 (+6.21 pp), -4.08% in FY2024 (+4.35 pp), -8.43% in FY2023 (+1.77 pp) and -10.19% in FY2022 (-5.02 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q4 2013.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for 13 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.12 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in fiscal Q3 2024 (a gain of 6.85 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2022 (a drop of 5.90 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows GWRE's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 5.54% (Q3 2026), 4.12% (Q2 2026) and 2.81% (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Block | 51.56 Bn | 23.34 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 4.10% |
| 2 | PayPal Holdings | 50.29 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - | 17.00% |
| 3 | Coinbase Global | 35.53 Bn | -4.11 Bn | - | 1.02% |
| 4 | Fiserv | 33.43 Bn | 30.64 Bn | 2.76 Bn | -4.21% |
| 5 | Corpay | 29.86 Bn | 18.68 Bn | - | 20.60% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 25.78 Bn | 604.58 Mn | 2.01 Bn | 1.58% |
| 7 | Guidewire Software | 13.57 Bn | 10.14 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 7.92% |
| 8 | Jack Henry & Associates | 12.44 Bn | 12.35 Bn | 273.85 Mn | 24.98% |
| 9 | Chime Financial | 11.95 Bn | 7.64 Bn | 646.07 Mn | 2.85% |
| 10 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 10.38 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 40.81 Mn | -82.57% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 7.92% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 5.54% |
| 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% |
API Access
Guidewire Software Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=GWRE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "GWRE", "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=GWRE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();