Wesco International (WCC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Wesco International (WCC) reported Return on Capital Employed of 10.68% for Q1 2026, little changed year-over-year from 10.68% in Q1 2025, and up 5.87% quarter-over-quarter from 10.08% in Q4 2025.

Wesco International (WCC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Wesco International (WCC) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 10.68% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 10.68%, changed 0.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.68% (changed 0.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 10.74%, down 13.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed improved to 10.68% in Q1 2026 per WCC's latest filing, from 10.08% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 13.53% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 9.88% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 11.45% and a median of 11.08% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed soared 530 bps in 2022, then slumped 192 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 13.53% in 2022, then slipped by 11 bps to 11.99% in 2023, then fell by 10 bps to 10.76% in 2024, then retreated by 6 bps to 10.08% in 2025, then rose by 6 bps to 10.68% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WCC's Return on Capital Employed at 10.68% in Q1 2026, 10.08% in Q4 2025, and 10.25% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 62.43 Bn 62.25 Bn 1.75 Bn 35.82%
2 Fastenal 52.87 Bn 52.56 Bn 982.90 Mn 39.69%
3 Ferguson Enterprises 43.71 Bn 42.89 Bn 2.32 Bn 23.37%
4 Wesco International 17.21 Bn 16.51 Bn 1.29 Bn 10.68%
5 Watsco 14.12 Bn 13.98 Bn 427.56 Mn 20.06%
6 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.70 Bn 11.53 Bn 380.80 Mn 20.70%
7 Qxo 11.53 Bn 8.48 Bn 409.30 Mn -3.19%
8 Core & Main 9.91 Bn 9.77 Bn 428.00 Mn 13.58%
9 Pool 6.54 Bn 6.47 Bn 329.87 Mn 22.86%
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.47 Bn 6.42 Bn 377.59 Mn 17.50%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 10.68%
Dec 31, 2025 10.08%
Sep 30, 2025 10.25%
Jun 30, 2025 10.50%
Mar 31, 2025 10.67%
Dec 31, 2024 10.76%
Sep 30, 2024 10.99%
Jun 30, 2024 11.08%
Mar 31, 2024 11.75%
Dec 31, 2023 11.99%
Sep 30, 2023 12.79%
Jun 30, 2023 13.00%
Mar 31, 2023 13.22%
Dec 31, 2022 13.53%
Sep 30, 2022 12.27%
Jun 30, 2022 11.12%
Mar 31, 2022 9.88%
Dec 31, 2021 8.44%
Sep 30, 2021 7.29%
Jun 30, 2021 7.09%