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% on a QoQ basis from 1.48% in Q4 2025.
Wayfair (W) has 13 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 11.64% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 4174.0% year-over-year to 11.64% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.64% (up 4174.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.29%, up 4333.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 11.64% in Q1 2026 per W's latest filing, from 1.48% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 11.64% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 95.56% in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 48.39% (2022), against an average of 46.87%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed tumbled 8552 bps; it then surged 4471 bps in 2025.
- Tracing W's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 89.61% in 2022, then gained by 26 bps to 65.88% in 2023, then jumped by 34 bps to 43.23% in 2024, then jumped by 103 bps to 1.48% in 2025, then jumped by 686 bps to 11.64% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest W Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 11.64% (Q1 2026), 1.48% (Q4 2025), and 19.51% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,861.08 Bn | 2,717.99 Bn | 171.21 Bn | 12.12% |
| 2 | Alibaba Group Holding | 348.49 Bn | 315.38 Bn | 12.18 Bn | - |
| 3 | Mercadolibre | 84.38 Bn | 78.73 Bn | 3.86 Bn | 23.76% |
| 4 | DoorDash | 69.78 Bn | 64.91 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 5.26% |
| 5 | Ebay | 51.86 Bn | 48.00 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 18.13% |
| 6 | Coupang | 29.42 Bn | 29.33 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 0.97% |
| 7 | Maplebear | 9.86 Bn | 9.17 Bn | 738.00 Mn | 20.87% |
| 8 | Wayfair | 8.79 Bn | 7.72 Bn | 880.00 Mn | 11.64% |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.58 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 959.70 Mn | 24.72% |
| 10 | Etsy | 6.00 Bn | 4.58 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 27.16% |
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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 26.43% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 15.01% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -2.03% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -41.13% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -73.51% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -67.94% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -64.94% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -78.54% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -72.99% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -103.78% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -141.31% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -92.78% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -67.17% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -54.00% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -71.79% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -134.32% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -113.49% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -118.43% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -83.79% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -52.16% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -32.85% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -32.42% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -53.24% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -50.18% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -45.45% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -84.24% |