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

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DateValue
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%