Wex (WEX) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026)

Wex (WEX) reported Return on Capital Employed of 14.16% for Q1 2026, up 25.0% on a YoY basis from 11.33% in Q1 2025, and up 9.43% quarter-over-quarter from 12.94% in Q4 2025.

Wex (WEX) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Wex has reported Return on Capital Employed for 10 years, with the latest figure at 14.16% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 25.0% year-over-year to 14.16%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 14.16% (up 25.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 14.51%, up 150.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 14.16%, up from 12.94% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 14.16% in Q1 2026, with the low at 7.42% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 11.64% across 5 years, with a median of 12.65% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 1045 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 74 bps.
  • Wex's Return on Capital Employed stood at 8.66% in 2022, then jumped by 39 bps to 12.05% in 2023, then advanced by 7 bps to 12.91% in 2024, then gained by 0 bps to 12.94% in 2025, then grew by 9 bps to 14.16% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 14.16% (Q1 2026), 12.94% (Q4 2025), and 12.36% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 14.16%
Dec 31, 2025 12.94%
Sep 30, 2025 12.36%
Jun 30, 2025 13.85%
Mar 31, 2025 13.91%
Dec 31, 2024 12.91%
Sep 30, 2024 12.76%
Jun 30, 2024 12.65%
Mar 31, 2024 12.72%
Dec 31, 2023 12.05%
Sep 30, 2023 13.50%
Jun 30, 2023 10.42%
Mar 31, 2023 10.85%
Dec 31, 2022 8.66%
Sep 30, 2022 7.42%
Jun 30, 2022 9.26%
Mar 31, 2022 7.43%
Dec 31, 2021 6.21%
Sep 30, 2021 0.63%
Jun 30, 2021 -1.19%