Wayfair (W) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026)
Wayfair's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 32.77% for Q2 2026, up 58.89 percentage points from -26.11% a year earlier and up 21.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Wayfair (W) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Wayfair's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 1.29%, up 43.33 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last three years, though with a five-year change of -21.28 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -42.04% in FY2024 (+18.45 pp), -60.49% in FY2023 (+8.61 pp), -69.10% in FY2022 (-65.10 pp) and -3.99% in FY2021 (-26.56 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q4 2014.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for 11 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +33.50 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q2 2026 (a gain of 58.89 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a drop of 85.52 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows W's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 11.64% (Q1 2026), 1.48% (Q4 2025) and -19.51% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,803.87 Bn | 2,300.54 Bn | 107.37 Bn | 10.62% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 341.42 Bn | 334.67 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 28.54% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 149.33 Bn | 126.87 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 34.00% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 125.87 Bn | 118.84 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 30.02% |
| 5 | O Reilly Automotive | 74.24 Bn | 73.33 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 47.86% |
| 6 | Ross Stores | 73.45 Bn | 56.37 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 30.97% |
| 7 | Target | 71.89 Bn | 66.48 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 15.67% |
| 8 | Carvana | 53.03 Bn | 42.62 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 18.83% |
| 9 | Autozone | 52.99 Bn | 51.84 Bn | 3.52 Bn | 33.34% |
| 10 | Wayfair | 15.35 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 49.78% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 49.78% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 32.77% |
| 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% |
API Access
Wayfair 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=W&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "W", "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=W&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();