Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Western Alliance Bancorporation's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 17.75% for Q2 2026, down 1.43 percentage points from 19.18% a year earlier and down 0.72 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Western Alliance Bancorporation's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 19.56%, up 1.46 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +1.46 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 18.10% in FY2024 (+1.79 pp), 16.30% in FY2023 (+0.42 pp), 15.89% in FY2022 (-4.06 pp) and 19.95% in FY2021 (+1.85 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q2 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.64 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q2 2024 (a gain of 7.26 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a drop of 7.37 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows WAL's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 18.47% (Q1 2026), 20.14% (Q4 2025) and 19.48% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 883.45 Bn | 912.92 Bn | - | 32.13% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 401.52 Bn | 521.46 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 377.43 Bn | -1,998.64 Bn | - | 25.16% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 330.31 Bn | 330.37 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 299.17 Bn | -209.92 Bn | - | 42.00% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 274.08 Bn | 124.82 Bn | - | 11.34% |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 270.70 Bn | -1,317.79 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 6.24% |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 263.13 Bn | -3,293.98 Bn | - | 14.05% |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 243.64 Bn | 245.78 Bn | - | 27.68% |
| 10 | Western Alliance Bancorporation | 8.33 Bn | 8.30 Bn | - | 17.75% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.75% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.47% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.14% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.48% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.18% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.85% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.05% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.50% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.68% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.64% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.87% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.24% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.67% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.52% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.33% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.82% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.48% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 18.14% |
Western Alliance Bancorporation Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=WAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "WAL", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=WAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();