Wayfair Inc. (W) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)

Wayfair (W) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 11.64% for Q1 2026, up 4174.0% YoY from 0.27% in Q1 2025, and up 686.48% sequentially from 1.48% in Q4 2025.

Wayfair Inc. (W) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Wayfair has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 13 years of filings, most recently posting 11.64% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 4174.0% year-over-year to 11.64%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.64% (up 4174.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.29%, up 4333.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed grew to 11.64% in Q1 2026, from 1.48% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for W reached as high as 11.64% in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 95.56% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 48.39% (2022), against an average of 46.87%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 8552 bps — and 2025, when it jumped 4471 bps.
  • 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.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 11.64%, 1.48%, and 19.51% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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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%