Wayfair (W) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)
Wayfair (W) reported Return on Capital Employed of 11.64% for Q1 2026, up 4174.0% year-over-year from 0.27% in Q1 2025, and up 686.48% quarter-over-quarter from 1.48% in Q4 2025.
Wayfair (W) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Wayfair (W) has 13 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 11.64% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 11.64%, up 4174.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.64% (up 4174.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.29%, up 4333.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed improved to 11.64% in Q1 2026 per W's latest filing, from 1.48% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 11.64% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 95.56% in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 46.87% and a median of 48.39% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed sank 8552 bps in 2022, then jumped 4471 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 89.61% in 2022, then climbed by 26 bps to 65.88% in 2023, then soared by 34 bps to 43.23% in 2024, then soared by 103 bps to 1.48% in 2025, then soared by 686 bps to 11.64% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows W's Return on Capital Employed at 11.64% in Q1 2026, 1.48% in Q4 2025, and 19.51% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,551.03 Bn | 2,407.94 Bn | 171.21 Bn | 12.12% |
| 2 | Mercadolibre | 82.72 Bn | 77.07 Bn | 3.86 Bn | 23.76% |
| 3 | DoorDash | 72.09 Bn | 67.22 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 5.26% |
| 4 | PDD Holdings | 62.92 Bn | 38.25 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 0.03% |
| 5 | Ebay | 48.30 Bn | 44.44 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 18.13% |
| 6 | Coupang | 34.44 Bn | 34.35 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 0.97% |
| 7 | Zkh | 14.36 Bn | 14.36 Bn | 285.30 Mn | 246,132.27% |
| 8 | Wayfair | 10.72 Bn | 9.65 Bn | 880.00 Mn | 11.64% |
| 9 | Maplebear | 10.27 Bn | 9.58 Bn | 738.00 Mn | 20.87% |
| 10 | Chewy | 7.37 Bn | 6.85 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 30.88% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.64% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.48% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -19.51% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -26.11% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -30.10% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -43.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -41.08% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -52.52% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -52.63% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -65.88% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -70.62% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -90.02% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -95.56% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -89.61% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -65.29% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -48.39% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -19.42% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -4.08% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.95% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 19.74% |