Growth Metrics

Wd 40 (WDFC) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Wd 40 (WDFC) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 0.29% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1.0% to 0.29% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.29% through Feb 2026, down 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.29% for FY2025, 0.0% changed from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 0.29% in Q1 2026 for Wd 40, up from 0.27% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.29% in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.24% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 0.27% across 5 years, with a median of 0.27% in 2025.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: dropped -6bps in 2022 and later rose 5bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.25% in 2022, then rose by 12bps to 0.28% in 2023, then grew by 1bps to 0.29% in 2024, then decreased by -5bps to 0.27% in 2025, then grew by 6bps to 0.29% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for WDFC at 0.29% in Q1 2026, 0.27% in Q4 2025, and 0.29% in Q3 2025.