Wd 40 (WDFC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Wd 40's (WDFC) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 28.67% in Q1 2026, down 70.0% year-on-year from 95.55% in Q1 2025, and up 5.87% quarter-over-quarter from 27.08% in Q4 2025.

Wd 40 (WDFC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Wd 40 has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 28.67% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 28.67%, down 70.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 28.67% (down 70.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 28.82%, up 48.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 28.67% for Q1 2026 at Wd 40, up from 27.08% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 29.36% in Q1 2025 to a low of 24.1% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 27.47% (2025), against an average of 27.1%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 553 bps in 2022 and soared 475 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Wd 40's Return on Capital Employed stood at 25.27% in 2022, then grew by 12 bps to 28.39% in 2023, then advanced by 1 bps to 28.56% in 2024, then fell by 5 bps to 27.08% in 2025, then rose by 6 bps to 28.67% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 28.67% (Q1 2026), 27.08% (Q4 2025), and 28.54% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 12.89%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 16.08%
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 20.78%
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 14.59%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 6.05%
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 13.59%
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 3.66%
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 7.03%
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -1.10%
10 Wd 40 3.04 Bn 2.99 Bn 89.94 Mn 28.67%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 28.67%
Nov 30, 2025 27.08%
Aug 31, 2025 28.54%
May 31, 2025 27.47%
Feb 28, 2025 29.36%
Nov 30, 2024 28.56%
Aug 31, 2024 28.11%
May 31, 2024 28.30%
Feb 29, 2024 28.85%
Nov 30, 2023 28.39%
Aug 31, 2023 25.70%
May 31, 2023 24.66%
Feb 28, 2023 24.10%
Nov 30, 2022 25.27%
Aug 31, 2022 27.22%
May 31, 2022 24.33%
Feb 28, 2022 26.14%
Nov 30, 2021 24.51%
Aug 31, 2021 25.89%
May 31, 2021 29.86%