Walker & Dunlop (WD) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Walker & Dunlop (WD) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 2.62% for Q2 2026, down 2.69 percentage points from 5.31% a year earlier and down 1.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Walker & Dunlop (WD) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Walker & Dunlop's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 5.46%, down 1.08 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -3.46 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Walker & Dunlop's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 6.53% in FY2024 (+0.41 pp), 6.12% in FY2023 (-2.46 pp), 8.58% in FY2022 (+1.07 pp) and 7.51% in FY2021 (-1.40 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q4 2012.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.86 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q3 2021, with a gain of 1.69 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2023, with a drop of 4.71 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 4.04% (Q1 2026), 3.49% (Q4 2025) and 4.43% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 41.00 Bn | 29.82 Bn | - | 3.67% |
| 2 | Royalty Pharma | 39.88 Bn | 40.21 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Orix | 36.75 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 13.83 Bn | 2.77% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 25.40 Bn | -16,108.71 Bn | - | 2.85% |
| 5 | Royal Gold | 23.20 Bn | 22.41 Bn | 402.46 Mn | 11.12% |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.35 Bn | 15.40 Bn | - | 6.19% |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 22.29 Bn | -45.34 Bn | - | 25.70% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.69 Bn | 5.72 Bn | - | 12.15% |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 14.04 Bn | 11.79 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Walker & Dunlop | 1.33 Bn | 509.47 Mn | 210.76 Mn | -10,572.40% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -10,572.40% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -9,938.24% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -9,637.28% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -9,512.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -9,301.80% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -9,507.09% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -9,453.87% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -8,109.38% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.26% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.64% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.94% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.78% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.21% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.50% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.62% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.19% |
API Access
Walker & Dunlop 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=WD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "WD", "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=WD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();