WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP (WBS) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Webster Financial's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 22.60% for Q2 2026, down 1.41 percentage points from 24.00% a year earlier and down 0.84 percentage points from the prior quarter.
WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP (WBS) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Webster Financial's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 18.68%, up 1.01 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +11.46 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 17.67% in FY2024 (+2.20 pp), 15.48% in FY2023 (+5.50 pp), 9.98% in FY2022 (-2.95 pp) and 12.93% in FY2021 (+5.71 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.57 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q4 2023 (a gain of 11.24 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a drop of 6.49 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows WBS's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 23.44% (Q1 2026), 25.48% (Q4 2025) and 24.55% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.60% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.44% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.48% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.55% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.87% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.44% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.66% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.14% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.67% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.56% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.22% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.81% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.56% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.53% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.53% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.69% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.41% |
WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP 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=WBS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "WBS", "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=WBS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();